The Midland Bulldogs and the Eastlake Falcons will face off at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Midland's tournament run continued when they took on Weatherford on Friday. Midland was outmatched by Weatherford and fell 66-26. The game marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Eastlake has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 51-40 to Centennial on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Spartans are ranked 95th).
Eastlake's defeat dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Midland, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Midland took their victory against Eastlake when the teams last played back in December of 2021 by a conclusive 56-35. Does Midland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastlake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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