Eastlake has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 40-33 to the Socorro Bulldogs on Tuesday. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January.
Nataly Dominguez went supernova for Socorro, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. That's the most rebounds Dominguez has posted since back in November. Andrea Caballero was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Eastlake's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5. As for Socorro, they pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Eastlake and Socorro could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Eastlake (ranked 212th) will meet Mayfield (ranked eighth) at 11:00 a.m. on December 27th. Similarly, Socorro (ranked 477th) will meet Franklin (ranked 146th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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