The Eastlake Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Socorro Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastlake will be strutting in after a victory while Socorro will be coming in after a defeat.
Eastlake will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Montwood, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Eastlake walked away with a 48-37 win over Montwood on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-37, which was the final score in Socorro's tilt against Eastwood on Tuesday. 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 493rd, while the Troopers are ranked 157th).
Eastlake will have to contain Giselle Medrano as she made an impact in Socorro's last game. She posted 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrea Caballero, who scored eight points.
Eastlake's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points per game. As for Socorro, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6.
Eastlake strolled past Socorro in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 46-27. Does Eastlake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Socorro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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