The Decatur Eagles will square off against the La Vega Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Decatur sitting on 32 straight victories and La Vega on 15.
Decatur is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They strolled past Mabank with points to spare, taking the game 53-34. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Panthers are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, La Vega didn't have too much trouble with Fredericksburg on Tuesday as they won 52-35.
Decatur pushed their record up to 35-2 with the win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45 points. As for La Vega, their victory bumped their record up to 32-6.
Decatur was taken down by La Vega 71-36 in their previous meeting back in December of 2014. Can Decatur avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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