Dixon hasn't had much luck against White Oak recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Dixon Bulldogs will look to defend their home court against the White Oak Vikings at 6:15 p.m. Dixon has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Dixon took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 42-27 victory over Richlands.
Dixon's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Lily Borden, who almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds, and Leah Parker, who posted six points and 13 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Borden has scored at least a third of Dixon's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alivia Nokes, who had six points and five boards.
Dixon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, White Oak ended up a good deal behind Swansboro on Friday and lost 38-19. The contest marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Dixon's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-15. As for White Oak, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Dixon ended up a good deal behind White Oak in their previous meeting on Tuesday, losing 49-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of White Oak's Zamarah Rawls, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine blocks. Now that Dixon knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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