Basketball Recap: Nomar Ruvalcaba Key Part of a Team Effort in Eagles Win

Cedar Creek posted their closest victory since November 22, 2024 on Friday. They had just enough and edged the West Oso Bears out 50-48.

Cedar Creek got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Nomar Ruvalcaba out in front who made all 5 shots he took to post 13 points. The dominant performance gave Ruvalcaba a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Eli Meyers, who went 6 of 8 en route to 14 points.

West Oso lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Athan Salazar, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 12 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of C'Angelo Richardson, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 12 points.

Cedar Creek is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 29.8% in those games and 36.2% outside of them. As for West Oso, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.

Cedar Creek wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 70-54 victory against Washington on the 28th. As for West Oso, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 34-32 win against Robstown on the 28th.