Eastern Hills and Dunbar are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2020, but not for long. The Eastern Hills Highlanders will head out to take on the Dunbar Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Eastern Hills' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matchups.
Eastern Hills is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Carter-Riverside: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Eastern Hills blew Carter-Riverside out of the water with a 79-18 final score. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Eagles are ranked 1515th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/28/25 @ Carter-Riverside | 5 |
| 01/24/25 vs Benbrook | 2 |
| 01/17/25 @ Western Hills | 2 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastern Hills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dorian Johnson, who made all 7 shots he took to post 14 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists. Johnson is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Trey Talton, who went 5 for 7 on his way to 12 points along with seven assists and seven boards.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Dunbar challenged Western Hills on Tuesday. Dunbar strolled past Western Hills with points to spare, taking the game 69-54.
Dunbar is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-14 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Eastern Hills, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-7.
Eastern Hills strolled past Dunbar in their previous meeting on January 7th by a score of 68-49. Will Eastern Hills repeat their success, or does Dunbar have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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