The Bruceville-Eddy Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Chilton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bruceville-Eddy has now lost 17 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 4.
Bruceville-Eddy is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Axtell on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Eagles were beaten by the Longhorns 63-12. The Eagles were down 43-10 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Chilton was able to grind out a solid win over Moody on Friday, taking the game 46-35. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 618th, while the Bearcats are ranked 1307th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chilton pushed their record up to 19-11 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points over those games. As for Bruceville-Eddy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-23.
Bruceville-Eddy was dealt a bruising 64-17 defeat at the hands of Chilton in their previous matchup back in January. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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