The Evadale Rebels just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Huntington Red Devils at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Evadale has given up an average of 60.3 points per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Evadale is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 60 points on Friday, they were much more limited against Sterling on Friday. They had to suffer through a 90-30 loss at the hands of the Rangers. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1131st, while the Rangers are ranked 366th).
Meanwhile, Huntington had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They blew past the Mustangs, posting a 65-32 victory. The Red Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Huntington's win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Evadale, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Evadale came up short against Huntington when the teams last played on Thursday, falling 52-40. Can the Rebels avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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