Basketball Recap: De Kalb Comes Up Short

De Kalb was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Liberty-Eylau Leopards, falling 78-32. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1354th, while the Leopards are ranked 159th).

De Kalb's loss dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Liberty-Eylau, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 26-0.

De Kalb will look to defend their home court on Friday against Atlanta at 8:30 p.m. As for Liberty-Eylau, they will head out to square off against Queen City at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Liberty-Eylau's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 15 contests.