The Ropes Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Sundown Roughnecks at 2:10 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ropes took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Plains as they made off with a 54-34 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 352nd, while the Cowboys are ranked 1185th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sundown entered their tilt with Seagraves on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 65-19 victory over the Eagles. The Roughnecks pushed the score to 47-17 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Sundown's win came from a few key players Ropes will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Camry Jourden, who went 7-for-16 on her way to 14 points along with five rebounds and four steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kelbie Powell, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 17 boards.
Sundown was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They are 8-1 when they've passed the ball that well.
Ropes' record now sits at 12-4. As for Sundown, their record is now 11-7.
Ropes beat Sundown 48-39 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Roughnecks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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