Barbers Hill is 8-2 against Crosby since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Barbers Hill Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Crosby Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Barbers Hill comes in on four and Crosby on six.
Barbers Hill can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Nederland 54-16 on the road. Given Barbers Hill's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 337th, while Nederland is ranked 1328th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Crosby beat Port Arthur Memorial 50-39 on Friday.
Emori LaSalle and Lamaya Clark were among the main playmakers for Crosby as the former scored 17 points along with three steals and two blocks and the latter dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. Clark is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Romareya Lister, who scored six points along with two steals.
Barbers Hill is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Crosby, they pushed their record up to 16-10 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Barbers Hill strolled past Crosby in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 60-45. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was LaSalle, who scored 25 points along with two steals. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Barbers Hill still be able to contain him? There's only one way to find out.
