Eastern Hills hasn't had much luck against Dunbar recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Eastern Hills Highlanders will face off against the Dunbar Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Hills is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
Eastern Hills is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Carter-Riverside: they outscored them in every quarter. Eastern Hills took down Carter-Riverside 46-30 on Tuesday. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 603rd, while the Eagles are ranked 1500th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Dunbar challenged Western Hills on Tuesday. Dunbar was beaten by Western Hills 43-14. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eastern Hills' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.2 points per game. As for Dunbar, their loss dropped their record down to 4-26.
Everything came up roses for Eastern Hills against Dunbar when the teams last played on January 7th, as the team secured a 62-21 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern Hills since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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