The San Elizario Eagles will face off against the Ysleta Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, San Elizario was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 44-39 to Mountain View.
Meanwhile, Ysleta had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They blew past the Wildcats 66-29. That looming 66-29 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Indians yet this season.
San Elizario's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-17. As for Ysleta, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
San Elizario came up short against Ysleta when the teams last played on January 14th, falling 50-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ysleta's Azaiah Thompson, who went 9 of 16 on his way to 24 points in addition to five boards and four steals. Now that San Elizario knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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