The Leakey Eagles will face off against the Utopia Buffaloes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Leakey has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 35 straight losses, while Utopia will come in with seven straight wins.
Leakey is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against D'Hanis on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Leakey was outmatched by D'Hanis and fell 66-23. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-5.
Meanwhile, Utopia hadn't done well against Rocksprings recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Utopia's way against Rocksprings as Utopia made off with a 79-59 victory. The Buffaloes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 20 points or more this season.
Utopia's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.6 points over those games. As for Leakey, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-22.
Leakey took a serious blow against Utopia when the teams last played back in January, falling 81-30. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Leakey was down 35-11.
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