The Harmony Eagles will take on the New Diana Eagles at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, Harmony came up short against Alba-Golden and fell 50-42.
Meanwhile, New Diana's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. They took a 45-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Union Grove. While losing is never fun, New Diana can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 870th, while Union Grove is ranked 327th).
Despite the defeat, New Diana had strong showings from Starrmia Dixon, who scored 12 points along with 6 steals, and Alexis Miller, who scored 7 points along with 3 steals. Dixon scored a full 34.3% of New Diana's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Harmony's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for New Diana, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Harmony came up short against New Diana in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, falling 38-25. Can Harmony avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
