Preview: High Point Eagles vs. Bowie Bulldogs
High Point is 0-9 against Bowie since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The High Point Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Bowie Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: High Point has struggled recently with 33 defeats in a row, while Bowie will arrive with eight straight victories.
Last Thursday, High Point took a serious blow against DuVal, falling 62-17.
Meanwhile, Bowie stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They really took it to Northwestern for the full four quarters, racking up a 66-8 win at home. Given Bowie's advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Northwestern is ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bowie's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Amira Kittles, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Kittles hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Janiah Harris was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven steals.
High Point dropped their record down to 0-17 with that defeat, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 12.2 points per game. As for Bowie, their win bumped their record up to 18-2.
High Point was dealt a bruising 73-10 defeat at the hands of Bowie in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bowie's Damilola Funsho, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Now that High Point knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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