Basketball Recap: Ropes Piles Up the Points Against Sundown

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

12/31/24 vs Whiteface	34
12/17/24 @ Morton	29
01/17/25 @ Sundown	28
12/12/24 vs New Deal	27
01/03/25 @ Seagraves	27

Ropes won the last time they faced Sundown and things went their way on Friday too. The Ropes Eagles blew past the Sundown Roughnecks 62-34. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 23 points or more this season.

When it comes to explaining why Sundown lost, don't look at Kye Powell. Despite the final result, he went 5 of 11 on his way to 13 points. Another player making a difference was Nathan McAdams, who posted six points and six rebounds.

Ropes' win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Sundown, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.

Ropes will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Morton at 7:30 p.m. As for Sundown, they will face off against Smyer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Sundown is facing Smyer at the right time seeing as Smyer is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.