Eastwood waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They pulled ahead with a 41-40 photo finish over the Pebble Hills Spartans. Given the Troopers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Spartans are ranked 324th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastwood was led to victory by Julien Falk-Ramirez and Devin Falk-Ramirez. Julien posted 11 points and six steals, while Devin put up 15 points and five boards. With that strong performance, Julien is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Edward Avila was another key player, putting up nine points.
Troopers
| 01/24/25 vs Pebble Hills | 41-40 |
| 01/17/25 vs Eastlake | 68-30 |
| 01/03/25 vs Coronado | 35-28 |
| 12/17/24 vs Franklin | 57-41 |
| 12/13/24 vs Hanks | 49-37 |
| + 13 more games |
Eastwood pushed their record up to 22-5 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pebble Hills, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-11.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Eastwood will square off against Coronado at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pebble Hills, they will head out to square off against Eastlake at 6:00 p.m. on January 31st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
