The Zavalla Eagles will be taking part in a tournament against the Diboll Lumberjacks at 9:15 a.m. on Saturday. Zavalla is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Zavalla was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 43-38 to Martinsville.
Meanwhile, after a string of nine wins, Diboll's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to Broaddus. While losing is never fun, the Lumberjacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 88th).
Diboll's defeat dropped their record down to 9-2. As for Zavalla, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Zavalla didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Diboll in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 46-41 victory. Will Zavalla repeat their success, or does Diboll have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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