The Zavalla Eagles will take on the Centerville Bulldogs at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Zavalla has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight defeats, while Centerville will come in with three straight victories.
Last Friday, Zavalla took a blow against Wells, falling 61-33. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1528th, while the Pirates are ranked 565th).
Meanwhile, Centerville didn't have too much trouble with Broaddus on Friday as they won 65-49.
Centerville's win came from a few key players Zavalla will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jake Slaten, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 18 boards. His evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kolt Larsen, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight assists and three steals.
Zavalla's loss dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Centerville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Zavalla was dealt a bruising 91-34 defeat at the hands of Centerville when the teams last played on January 3rd. Will Zavalla have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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