Two dominant guards in Messiah Miller and Javen Colbert are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Eastern Hills Highlanders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Decatur Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Eastern Hills took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 75-43 win over Western Hills. The Highlanders haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Decatur made easy work of Bridgeport on Tuesday and carried off a 79-57 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 199th, while the Bulls are ranked 847th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastern Hills better keep an eye on Colbert. He was instrumental in Decatur's win, going 10-for-18 from beyond the arc en route to 44 points and four steals. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Colbert has scored at least a third of Decatur's points. Another player making a difference was Adan Gonzalez, who posted 11 points along with five assists and three steals.
Decatur has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.4 points over those games. As for Eastern Hills, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-8.
Eastern Hills ended up a good deal behind Decatur in their previous matchup back in February of 2021, losing 71-53. Can Eastern Hills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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