Basketball Recap: Desoto's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Monday

DeSoto won the last time they faced Skyline and things went their way on Monday too. The DeSoto Eagles managed a 46-42 win over the Skyline Raiders. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Raiders are ranked 506th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Eagles

Previous 2 Games

01/13/25 @ Skyline	46-42
01/07/25 vs Cedar Hill	67-62

The victory made it two in a row for DeSoto and bumps their season record up to 15-7. As for Skyline, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.

DeSoto won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Lancaster at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lancaster's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight games. As for Skyline, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll challenge Horn at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.