Eastland is 8-2 against Breckenridge since November of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Eastland Mavericks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Breckenridge Buckaroos at 6:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastland has five straight victories, Breckenridge has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Eastland didn't have too much trouble with Millsap on the road as they won 64-48. Given Eastland's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 164th, while Millsap is ranked 558th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Breckenridge suffered their biggest loss since December 19, 2023 on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Comanche at home and fell 85-53. Breckenridge was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-27.
Despite the loss, Breckenridge had strong showings from Zaea Ragle, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds, and Analia Palacios, who scored 11 points along with two steals and two blocks. Palacios continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
Eastland is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Breckenridge, their loss dropped their record down to 8-22.
Everything went Eastland's way against Breckenridge in their previous matchup on January 2nd as Eastland made off with a 62-42 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Ragle, who scored 17 points along with six blocks and five rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eastland still be able to contain him? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
