The Eastwood Troopers had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They snuck past Permian with a 49-43 win on Monday. The victory was familiar territory for Eastwood who now have three in a row.
Devin Falk-Ramirez was his usual excellent self, scoring 22 points along with three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Eastwood's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mark Hernandez, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Eastwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-10 record this season. As for Permian, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-10.
Eastwood will square off against North Crowley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Crowley will roll in looking for their 15th straight victory, something Eastwood surely won't give up without a fight. Permian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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