The Eagle Mountain Knights will square off against the Decatur Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Eagle Mountain has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Eagle Mountain is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on Castleberry with a sharp 72-48 win on Tuesday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 444th, while the Lions are ranked 1424th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Decatur took a blow against Krum on Tuesday, falling 78-33.
The victory got Eagle Mountain back to even at 10-10. As for Decatur, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.
Eagle Mountain came up short against Decatur in their previous matchup back in January of 2025, falling 60-55. Thankfully for the Knights, Javen Colbert (who shot 45% from the field en route to 38 points and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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