The Eastwood Troopers will face off against the Eastlake Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Eastwood comes in on five and Eastlake on six.
Eastwood is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Socorro: they outscored them in every quarter. Eastwood took down Socorro 52-38 on Tuesday. Given the Troopers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 1037th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/14/25 @ Socorro | 17 |
| 01/07/25 @ Montwood | 26 |
| 01/03/25 vs Coronado | 17 |
| 12/28/24 @ Hillcrest | 24 |
| 12/27/24 vs Levelland | 25 |
It was another big night for Devin Falk-Ramirez, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 17 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The contest was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was GianCarlo Lomeli, who went 5 for 9 en route to 11 points.
Meanwhile, Eastlake didn't have too much trouble with Montwood on Tuesday as they won 54-40.
Eastlake found their leader in sophomore Tristan Anderson-Edmond, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 20 points and six boards. Braeden Quigley was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to eight rebounds and four blocks.
Eastlake's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-5. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for Eastwood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Eastwood came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastlake in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 54-52. Will Eastwood repeat their success, or does Eastlake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
