The Bruceville-Eddy Eagles will challenge the Marlin Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Bruceville-Eddy came up short against Moody and fell 53-40. The Eagles have struggled against the Bearcats recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Marlin waltzed into their match on Friday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They came out on top against the Bearcats by a score of 58-48. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 531st, while the Bearcats are ranked 1092nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marlin's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.4 points over those games. As for Bruceville-Eddy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-20.
Bruceville-Eddy was dealt a bruising 90-25 loss at the hands of Marlin in their previous matchup back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bruceville-Eddy was down 39-12.
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