Meir will take on the Dunbar Mightymen in a holiday battle at at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Meir easily dispatched Lakeland back in November, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Meir fell just short of Carmen Northwest by a score of 76-74 on December 4th. The loss was Meir's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Dunbar came tearing into Thursday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Eagles to the tune of 85-51. The Mightymen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 23 points or more this season.
Dunbar found their leader in sophomore Jordan Wordlaw, who posted 35 points. The game was Wordlaw's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tyler Nixon, who had 19 points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Meir fell to 2-1. As for Dunbar, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Meir ended up a good deal behind Dunbar in their previous matchup back in December of 2018, losing 73-55. Thankfully for Meir, Gavin Alston (who shot 5-for-9 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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