On Wednesday, the Dunbar Crimson Tide faced the Cardozo Clerks in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Dunbar fell just short of Cardozo by a score of 76-73. Dunbar's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Loss or not, Dunbar got some senior leadership from Gregory Lomax and Jordan Russell. Lomax scored 20 points, while Russell. scored 14 points. Jamir Newell was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Cardozo got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Nasir Slater out in front who scored 23 points. Slater is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Young, who scored 12 points along with four steals.
Dunbar's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-10. As for Cardozo, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Dunbar will challenge Roosevelt at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Averaging 58.67 points so far this season, Dunbar's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Roosevelt better be ready for a challenge. As for Cardozo, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Ron Brown at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Cardozo's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 contests.
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