The Canutillo Eagles will take on the El Paso Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Canutillo was able to grind out a solid win over Jefferson, taking the game 53-44. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Silver Foxes are ranked 1181st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, El Paso won against Jefferson on Tuesday with 57 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. El Paso walked away with a 57-48 victory over Burges. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won three matches in a row.
Canutillo pushed their record up to 20-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for El Paso, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-13 record this season.
Canutillo beat El Paso 52-40 when the teams last played back in January. Does Canutillo have another victory up their sleeve, or will El Paso turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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