Basketball Recap: Wilmer-Hutchins Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Dezmond Williams and Antonio Mcmillon

Wilmer-Hutchins lost against Pinkston back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Wilmer-Hutchins Eagles took a hard 67-51 fall against the Pinkston Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 961st, while the Vikings are ranked 447th).

Wilmer-Hutchins' loss came despite strong showings from Antonio Mcmillon and Dezmond Williams. Mcmillon went 5 of 6 en route to 14 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals, while Williams posted 16 points. That's the most steals Mcmillon has posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Camron Buster, who had eight points.

Wilmer-Hutchins has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-20 record this season. As for Pinkston, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season.

Wilmer-Hutchins will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Carter at 7:30 p.m. As for Pinkston, they will square off against Roosevelt at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Roosevelt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.7 points per game this season.