Irvin is 1-7 against Canutillo since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Irvin Rockets will venture away from home to challenge the Canutillo Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Irvin focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 22 on Tuesday.
Canutillo is hoping to do what Fabens couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Irvin's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Irvin managed a 53-48 victory over Fabens. While the Rockets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Irvin's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Keanu Timoteo, who earned 11 points in addition to four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamal Rocha, who had eight points plus four steals and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Canutillo unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 43-42 to Eastlake. 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 276th, while the Falcons are ranked 113th).
Irvin's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-5. As for Canutillo, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Irvin came up short against Canutillo in their previous matchup back in January of 2020, falling 65-55. Thankfully for Irvin, Sergio Burchell (who posted 29 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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