Basketball Preview: Dunbar Tigers vs. Cape Coral Seahawks
The Dunbar Tigers will square off against the Cape Coral Seahawks at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with 19 losses in a row dating back to last season, Dunbar finally turned things around against East Lee County on Thursday. They took down the Jaguars 68-50.
Dunbar found their leader in freshman Addision Fuhr, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ter'Riah Lynom, who earned 11 points along with six steals and five rebounds.
Dunbar smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 30 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Cape Coral was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Riverdale 58-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Seahawks.
Cape Coral's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Dunbar, their win ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
Dunbar might still be hurting after the 29-7 defeat they got from Cape Coral when the teams last played back in January. Can Dunbar avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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