Basketball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Eastwood

Eastwood had won five straight games and Devin Falk-Ramirez did his part to make it six on Friday. In a tight match that could have gone either way, the Eastwood Troopers made off with a 50-49 victory over the Pebble Hills Spartans thanks in part to Falk-Ramirez, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 17 points. The game was his 12th in a row with at least ten points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Julien Falk-Ramirez, who posted eight points and four steals. He has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played.

Eastwood is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Pebble Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-7.

Eastwood will be taking part in a tournament against Trinity Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Trinity Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches. As for Pebble Hills, they will take on Estacado in a tournament on Thursday. One thing working in Estacado's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.