The Sterling City Eagles will face off against the Eldorado Eagles at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Sterling City was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 43-39 to Sonora. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Eldorado was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by Ozona 50-20. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 827th, while the Lions are ranked 262nd).
Sterling City's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Eldorado, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-16.
Sterling City was able to grind out a solid win over Eldorado when the teams last played on January 7th, winning 30-17. Will Sterling City repeat their success, or does Eldorado have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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