Sweeny hasn't had much luck against Wharton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sweeny Bulldogs will face off against the Wharton Tigers at 6:30 p.m.
Sweeny is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They took a blow against La Marque, falling 105-31. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 49-13.
Meanwhile, Wharton came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they left with even more momentum. They slipped by the Exporters 66-65.
Sweeny better focus on containing Jacoryan Dickerson and Jameir Hearne-Robinson as the pair were huge in Wharton's win. Dickerson dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 rebounds, while Hearne-Robinson almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards. The match was Dickerson's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Keilon Jackson was another key player, putting up five points along with six boards and five steals.
Wharton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Wharton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.1 points per game. As for Sweeny, their loss dropped their record down to 3-23.
Sweeny was dealt a bruising 66-38 defeat at the hands of Wharton in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dickerson, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 16 rebounds. Now that Sweeny knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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