Deweyville is 2-8 against Evadale since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Deweyville Pirates will look to defend their home court against the Evadale Rebels at 7:00 p.m.
Deweyville is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 59-24 defeat at the hands of Sabine Pass. The Pirates were down 42-17 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Evadale waltzed into their contest on Friday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They blew past the Wildcats 52-23. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 489th, while the Wildcats are ranked 1135th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Deweyville better keep an eye on Warren Brewer. He was instrumental in Evadale's win, going 5 for 12 on his way to 15 points along with six rebounds and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Talon Bennett, who posted five points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
Evadale smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 12 consecutive matches.
Deweyville's loss dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Evadale, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season.
Deweyville was taken down by Evadale 92-28 in their previous meeting back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Deweyville was down 43-15.
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