Eula was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 54-51 heartbreaker at the hands of the Sands Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 735th, while the Mustangs are ranked 48th).
Eula now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Sands, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Eula and Newcastle will compete for holiday cheer at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Sands has already played their next contest (against Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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