Ellison was the 36-32 winner over Chaparral when they last played one another back in February of 2025, but their luck changed this time around. The Eagles were beaten by the Bobcats 67-21 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 830th, while the Bobcats are ranked 69th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Chaparral to victory, but perhaps none more so than Demiyah Carter, who posted seven points along with ten assists and seven steals. Those ten assists gave Carter a new career-high. Another player making a difference was D'Miya Spruill, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten boards.
Ellison has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-21 record this season. As for Chaparral, they pushed their record up to 21-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Ellison is set to square off against their familiar foe Waco at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Chaparral will challenge rival University at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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