Basketball Game Preview: Dime Box Longhorns vs. North Zulch Bulldogs

Dime Box is 1-7 against North Zulch since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Dime Box Longhorns will look to defend their home court against the North Zulch Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Dime Box is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Round Top-Carmine on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Dime Box was beaten by Round Top-Carmine 80-23. The Longhorns were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-9.

Despite the defeat, Dime Box saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Ta'Niyah Auston posted 13 points. That was a full 56.5% of Dime Box's points, marking the 11th time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 50-22, which was the final score in North Zulch's tilt against Round Top-Carmine on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Cubs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

North Zulch's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Dime Box, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.

Dime Box came up short against North Zulch in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 50-37. Will Dime Box have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.