The Dawson Eagles had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They blew past La Porte 88-41 on the road. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Dawson has managed all season.
Dawson's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ja'lon Brown, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Maleek Sim?us, who scored 15 points.
La Porte lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Trent Callies, who scored 11 points along with three steals. Callies has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Phillip Ned was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Dawson is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for La Porte, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dawson and MacArthur will face off at 3:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. MacArthur has now lost nine straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 2. As for La Porte, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Manvel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Manvel is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
