The East Central Hornets will face off against the Canyon Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in East Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matchups.
On Tuesday, East Central beat San Marcos 61-52. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Rattlers are ranked 295th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Canyon lost 72-52 to Clemens on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Buffaloes: they've now lost six in a row.
East Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 12-19.
East Central strolled past Canyon in their previous matchup on January 7th by a score of 74-60. Will East Central repeat their success, or does Canyon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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