The Eastlake Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Montwood Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Eastlake challenged Coronado on Tuesday. Eastlake snuck past Coronado with a 51-46 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Montwood, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They strolled past Socorro with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 53-35. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 1010th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montwood moved to 21-9 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Eastlake, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season.
Eastlake strolled past Montwood when the teams last played back in January by a score of 54-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastlake since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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