Dayton picked up another tournament win on Friday. They strolled past the Fort Bend Willowridge Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 79-61. Given the Broncos' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 568th, while the Eagles are ranked 1182nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Bend Willowridge lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being John Newton, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 15 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ernest Hampton, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 19 points.
Dayton is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Fort Bend Willowridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
Dayton didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 54-47 win against International Leadership of Texas Katy Westpark on the 14th. As for Fort Bend Willowridge, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 54-48 defeat against Benjamin Davis on the 13th.
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