The Southwest Eagles will square off against the Varela Vipers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southwest has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Varela will come in with three straight wins.
On Saturday, Southwest lost to First Baptist Academy on the road by a 52-34 margin. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 466th, while the Lions are ranked 107th).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Varela sidestepped Sunset for a 45-43 victory.
Varela is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.5 points per game. As for Southwest, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Southwest was able to grind out a solid win over Varela in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 56-49. Does Southwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Varela turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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