Basketball Recap: Dunbar Skates Past Horizon Science Academy-Southwest with Ease

Mightymen

Team Score

12/10/24 vs Horizon Science Academy-Southwest	130
12/05/24 vs Excel Academy of South Shore	95
12/07/24 vs Chicago Vocational	82
11/26/24 vs Senn	57
12/03/24 vs Varsity Opponent	48

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dunbar). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Horizon Science Academy-Southwest Huskies 130-26. The Mightymen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 24 points or more this season.

Tyler Nixon had an outrageously good game as he posted 47 points. Jordan Wordlaw was another key player, putting up 23 points.

When it comes to explaining why Horizon Science Academy-Southwest lost, don't look at Louis Arnold. Despite the final result, he put up 12 points. That was a full 46.2% of Horizon Science Academy-Southwest's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.

The victory was the fifth in a row for Dunbar, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.4 points per game. As for Horizon Science Academy-Southwest, they dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dunbar will square off against Longwood at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Horizon Science Academy-Southwest, they will face off against Brooks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Brooks is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.5 points per game this season.