Basketball Game Preview: Sayre Spartans vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar Bulldogs

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2024, 3:26am

Preview: Sayre Spartans vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar Bulldogs

Sayre has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Paul Laurence Dunbar Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sayre knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Paul Laurence Dunbar likes a good challenge.

Even though Wolfe County scored an imposing 70 points on Tuesday, Sayre still came out on top. Sayre walked away with a 78-70 victory over Wolfe County.

Meanwhile, Paul Laurence Dunbar's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. They were beaten by Bryan Station 78-48. While losing is never fun, Paul Laurence Dunbar can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while Bryan Station is ranked 22nd).

Sayre is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Paul Laurence Dunbar, their loss dropped their record down to 11-16.

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