Eastlake lost against Franklin back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Eastlake Falcons fell to the Franklin Cougars 37-33. 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 354th, while the Cougars are ranked 157th).
Eastlake's loss came despite strong showings from Alana Drayton and Karina Ramos- Jurado. Drayton dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards, while Ramos- Jurado posted seven points. Drayton has become a key player for Eastlake: the team is 16-8 when she posts at least eight rebounds, but 1-4 otherwise.
Franklin's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isabella Lee, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison De La O, who put up 12 points and three steals.
Eastlake has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-12 record this season. As for Franklin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-9.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Pebble Hills the next time they take the court. Eastlake will host Pebble Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Franklin will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on February 4th.
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