Basketball Recap: Ropes Picks Up Eighth Consecutive Win

Eagles

Previous Games

12/14/24 vs Sundown	52-35
12/10/24 @ Plains	44-39
12/07/24 @ Anton	50-34
12/06/24 @ Petersburg	36-26
12/06/24 vs Smyer	55-35
+ 3 more games

Ropes had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.7 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They strolled past the Sundown Roughnecks with points to spare, taking the game 52-35. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Roughnecks are ranked 783rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Ropes is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.8 points per game. As for Sundown, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.

Ropes will take on Morton in a holiday battle at at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Sundown, they will be home for the holidays to greet Smyer at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.