The Dawson Eagles won the last time they faced the Port Arthur Memorial Titans, and things went their way on Friday too. Dawson walked away with a 55-42 victory over Port Arthur Memorial. Given Dawson's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while Port Arthur Memorial is ranked 493rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Dawson to victory were Journey Lovett and Kennedy Smith. Lovett scored 11 points along with three steals, while Smith scored 19 points. Another player making a difference was Kendall Ford, who scored nine points along with ten rebounds.
Dawson's win bumped their record up to 19-6. As for Port Arthur Memorial, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-8.
Dawson will be playing in front of their home fans against Alief Taylor at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Alief Taylor and Dawson are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Port Arthur Memorial, they will head out on the road to face off against Port Neches-Groves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
