The V.R. Eaton Eagles will square off against the Keller Central Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (V.R. Eaton has seven straight wins, Keller Central has 18 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
V.R. Eaton's tournament run continued when they took on El Paso on Friday. V.R. Eaton strolled past El Paso with points to spare, taking the game 59-43. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Tigers are ranked 437th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a victory for Keller Central just wasn't in the cards on Tuesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Keller, falling 74-48.
Keller Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for V.R. Eaton, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
V.R. Eaton didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Keller Central in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 45-41 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Keller Central's Jordan Blair, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for V.R. Eaton to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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