Basketball Recap: Brackenridge Piles Up the Points Against Jefferson

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

12/31/24 @ Fox Tech	50
01/03/25 vs Lanier	38
01/07/25 vs Jefferson	27
12/28/24 vs Sam Houston	-19
12/17/24 @ Burbank	-25

Brackenridge won the last time they faced Jefferson and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Brackenridge Eagles took their matchup with ease, bagging a 62-35 win over the Jefferson Mustangs. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.

Brackenridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sky Lopez led the charge by dropping a double-double on 14 points and 23 boards. The dominant performance gave Lopez a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlynn Cortinas, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 20 rebounds.

Brackenridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in ten consecutive games.

Brackenridge has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points per game. As for Jefferson, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-18 record this season.

Brackenridge will square off against Seguin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Brackenridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games. As for Jefferson, they will challenge Sam Houston at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sam Houston has 14 straight victories, Jefferson has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.