The East Bernard Brahmas will square off against the Shepherd Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Bernard will be strutting in after a win while Shepherd will be coming in after a loss.
East Bernard proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 33) but on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 49-47 win over Hempstead. The win made it back-to-back wins for East Bernard.
East Bernard's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ty Domel, who scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryder Kovar, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Shepherd unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They suffered a tough 62-40 loss at the hands of Crockett. While losing is never fun, Shepherd can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 752nd, while Crockett is ranked 317th).
Despite the loss, Shepherd had strong showings from Tristen Cullum, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds and three blocks, and Brayden White, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and five steals. Cullum is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last three games he's played. Braydon Mettlen was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with two blocks.
East Bernard has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Shepherd, their loss dropped their record down to 21-14.
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