Two dominant guards in Messiah Miller and Brennan Barton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Eastern Hills Highlanders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Benbrook Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Hills knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Benbrook likes a good challenge.
Eastern Hills and Western Hills faced off in a cross-town battle on Friday. Eastern Hills really took it to Western Hills for the full four quarters, racking up a 71-38 win. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Cougars are ranked 1193rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/17/25 @ Western Hills | 28 |
| 01/14/25 vs Southwest | 17 |
| 01/11/25 vs Diamond Hill-Jarvis | 21 |
| 01/07/25 @ Dunbar | 21 |
| 01/03/25 vs Carter-Riverside | 20 |
Miller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 12 for 24 en route to 28 points in addition to seven assists and six steals. His evening made it 15 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dorian Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards.
Eastern Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, everything went Benbrook's way against Western Hills on Tuesday as Benbrook made off with a 55-33 victory.
Benbrook has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-12 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Eastern Hills, they pushed their record up to 14-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Eastern Hills was able to grind out a solid victory over Benbrook in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 67-54. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Barton, who went 8 of 18 on his way to 24 points and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Eastern Hills still be able to contain Barton? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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