The DeSoto Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Lancaster Tigers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
DeSoto took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Skyline by a score of 57-49. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Raiders are ranked 441st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lancaster entered their tilt with Waxahachie on Tuesday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. They secured a 58-52 W over the Indians.
Lancaster has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for DeSoto, their victory bumped their record up to 19-10.
DeSoto was taken down by Lancaster 67-30 in their previous matchup back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point DeSoto was down 31-9.
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