The Eagle Mountain Knights will square off against the Lake Worth Bullfrogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Friday, Eagle Mountain came up short against Burkburnett and fell 69-60. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (59), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Lake Worth was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They came up short against Decatur, falling 84-59. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Bullfrogs still had to take the loss.
Eagle Mountain's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-14. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points over those games. As for Lake Worth, their loss dropped their record down to 10-19.
Everything went Eagle Mountain's way against Lake Worth when the teams last played back in January, as Eagle Mountain made off with a 69-49 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lake Worth's Braylen Fridia, who went 10 of 19 to rack up 25 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eagle Mountain still be able to contain Fridia? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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