Preview: Dulaney Lions vs. Kenwood Bluebirds
The Dulaney Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Kenwood Bluebirds at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Dulaney comes in on five and Kenwood on 13.
Dulaney proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 20) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Parkville and snuck past 66-64. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Meanwhile, Kenwood didn't have too much trouble with Western Tech & Environmental Science on the road on Wednesday as they won 62-43.
Austin Mbuyi and Christian Bookman were among the main playmakers for Kenwood as the former scored 18 points along with six steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 16 points and 19 rebounds. Mbuyi is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Andrew Otuyelu, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two blocks.
Dulaney pushed their record up to 16-5 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Kenwood, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
Dulaney suffered a grim 58-32 defeat to Kenwood in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Can Dulaney avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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