Tatum waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Gladewater Bears 76-36. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Bears are ranked 992nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Eagles
01/28/25 vs Gladewater | 76-36 |
01/21/25 vs Sabine | 62-31 |
01/07/25 vs West Rusk | 82-28 |
12/20/24 vs Arp | 77-23 |
12/13/24 vs White Oak | 65-15 |
+ 11 more games |
Tatum's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-6. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.1 points per game. As for Gladewater, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-14.
Tatum has already played their next game (against West Rusk), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Gladewater will take on White Oak at 6:15 p.m. on Friday.
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