The New Diana Eagles lost against the Gladewater Bears on January 5th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. New Diana fell 44-31 to Gladewater. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for New Diana in their matchups with Gladewater: they've now lost eight in a row.
When it comes to explaining why New Diana lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jolie Ballard. Despite the final result, she scored seven points along with 13 rebounds and two steals.
New Diana's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Gladewater, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-12.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. New Diana will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Daingerfield at 6:00 p.m. on January 26th. Daingerfield is out to stop a eight-game streak of losses at home. As for Gladewater, they will head out on the road to face off against White Oak at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully White Oak focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
