Socorro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They took a blow against the Eastwood Troopers, falling 66-37. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 996th, while the Troopers are ranked 123rd).
When it comes to explaining why Socorro lost, don't look at Isaias Morales. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 15 to rack up 15 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Danny Delgado, who posted six points and six rebounds.
Devin Falk-Ramirez was his usual excellent self, going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 26 points for Eastwood. That makes it four consecutive games in which Falk-Ramirez has scored at least a third of Eastwood's points. Another player making a difference was Edward Avila, who put up ten points.
Socorro's defeat dropped their record down to 5-25. As for Eastwood, their victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-6.
Socorro does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eastwood, they will square off against Eastlake at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastlake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
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