If the Eastwood Troopers were feeling good off their 54-31 takedown of the Springtown Porcupines on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Eastwood lost to Carter on the road by a decisive 60-44 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Eastwood can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while Carter is ranked 63rd).
Eastwood's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Devin Falk-Ramirez, who scored 14 points. Falk-Ramirez scored a full 31.8% of Eastwood's points, the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Naythan Sauceda was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Eastwood's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Carter, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Eastwood won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Tournament Opponent at 4:30 p.m. on December 29th. Tournament Opponent is hoping to put an end to a 17-game streak of away losses. Carter won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Coronado at 10:30 a.m. on December 29th.
