The Benavides Eagles will start their season against the McMullen County Cowboys. Tip off is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Benavides is facing McMullen County at the wrong time: McMullen County suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Longhorns. While the Cowboys didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Longhorns 11-5 in the first quarter.
McMullen County's loss ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-2.
As for Benavides, they've got a clean slate this season. Last year, they finished 1-13.
Benavides took a serious blow against McMullen County when the teams last played back in February, falling 69-9. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McMullen County's Camie Taylor, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards. Now that Benavides knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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