You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Pettus Eagles's strategy against the Prairie Lea Indians on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pettus blew Prairie Lea out of the water with a 79-30 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-12.
Pettus found their leader in underclassman Ramon Reyna, who scored 24 points. Reyna continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Seth Guajardo, who scored 14 points.
The win makes it two in a row for Pettus and bumps their season record up to 9-17. As for Prairie Lea, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-20.
Pettus will look to defend their home court on Friday against Nordheim at 6:15 p.m. Nordheim is coming into the contest with four straight wins on the road, meaning Pettus will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Prairie Lea, they will square off against Austwell-Tivoli at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Austwell-Tivoli's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches.
