The Cedar Creek Eagles entered their tilt with the Hendrickson Hawks with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Cedar Creek narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hendrickson 56-54. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Cedar Creek has posted yet this season.
Cedar Creek's win on Tuesday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kenji Franklin, who scored 15 points along with nine rebounds. Franklin has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Conrad, who scored 17 points.
Cedar Creek's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-8. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.7 points per game. As for Hendrickson, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-10.
Cedar Creek will head out on the road to square off against East View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hendrickson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bastrop at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bastrop has now lost 11 straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 7.
