On Friday, Bruceville-Eddy took a serious blow against Victoria West, falling 86-45. Bruceville-Eddy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-20.
Bruceville-Eddy's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kalli Speasmaker, who scored 16 points along with 7 assists and 6 steals. Speasmaker scored a full 35.6% of Bruceville-Eddy's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Kambrie Diaz was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Bruceville-Eddy has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season. As for Victoria West, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Bruceville-Eddy is on the road again on Saturday and play against Schulenburg at 11:20 a.m. on December 2nd. Schulenburg is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak. Victoria West will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial at 6:15 p.m. on December 12th. Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Victoria West in Texas (Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial is ranked 243rd, while Victoria West is ranked 736th).