Eastlake lost against Pebble Hills back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Eastlake Falcons took a 56-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pebble Hills Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Spartans are ranked 67th).
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alana Drayton, who posted eight points and 11 boards. Drayton is becoming a predictor of Eastlake's success: when she posts at least eight rebounds the team is 16-8 (and 1-5 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Evani Valdez, who scored 12 points.
It was another big night for Jordan Sapien, who went 6 of 13 on her way to 20 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards for Pebble Hills. Sapien has been hot, having posted eight or more assists the last six times she's played. Krystal Talavera was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 15 points and four steals.
Eastlake has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-13 record this season. As for Pebble Hills, the victory was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-6.
It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Eastlake Falcons take on the Coronado Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastlake is facing Coronado at the right time seeing as Coronado is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Pebble Hills, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Franklin at 6:00 p.m. Pebble Hills has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 175 points over their last three games.
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