El Paso and Canutillo are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The El Paso Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Canutillo Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Friday, El Paso was beaten by Burges 69-37. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1038th, while the Mustangs are ranked 324th).
Meanwhile, Canutillo didn't have too much trouble with Jefferson on Friday as they won 35-16. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Canutillo is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-14 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points per game. As for El Paso, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-23 record this season.
El Paso came up short against Canutillo when the teams last played back in January, falling 28-23. Can El Paso avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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