Eastlake hasn't had much luck against Pebble Hills recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Eastlake Falcons will welcome the Pebble Hills Spartans at 7:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Eastlake was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 37-33 to Franklin.
Meanwhile, Pebble Hills came tearing into Tuesday's contest with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 66-34 victory over the Bulldogs. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 639th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pebble Hills has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Eastlake, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-12.
Eastlake suffered a grim 55-35 defeat to Pebble Hills when the teams last played on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pebble Hills' Jordan Sapien, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine boards. Now that Eastlake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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