Wolverines
| 01/14/25 vs Belmont | 71 |
| 01/04/25 vs Buchtel | 65 |
| 01/11/25 @ Harvest Prep | 62 |
| 12/10/24 @ Stivers School for the Arts | 61 |
| 12/22/24 @ Pickerington Central | 60 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dunbar). They came out on top against the Belmont Bison by a score of 71-60 on Tuesday. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Bison are ranked 642nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dunbar's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Justyce Taylor led the charge by dropping a double-double on 13 points and 11 boards. Dunbar is 3-1 when Taylor posts eight or more rebounds, but 3-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jace Allen, who posted 18 points.
Loss or not, Belmont got some senior leadership from Dayvion Porter and Jason Maddickes. Porter almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine boards, while Maddickes went 8 for 17 on his way to 22 points. Those 22 points set a new season-high mark for Maddickes. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Dandrea, who earned six points and six rebounds.
Dunbar's win bumped their record up to 6-7. As for Belmont, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-9.
Dunbar has already played their next game, a 70-47 victory against Stivers School for the Arts on the 16th. As for Belmont, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 53-47 loss against Thurgood Marshall on the 17th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
