Eagle Mountain hasn't had much luck against Decatur recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Knights will take on the Eagles at 6:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Eagle Mountain easily dispatched Castleberry on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Knights fell just short of Bridgeport by a score of 60-58 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 592nd, while the Bulls are ranked 292nd).
Meanwhile, Decatur came tearing into Saturday's contest with 15 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 46.6 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging an 82-7 victory over the Lions. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 22 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Eagle Mountain now has a losing record of 15-16. As for Decatur, their win bumped their record up to 28-4.
Eagle Mountain suffered a grim 65-40 defeat to Decatur in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Eagles' Bralyn Peck, who dropped a double-double with 29 points and 11 boards. Now that the Knights know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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