The Dawson Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Manvel Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, Dawson was fully in charge, breezing past Alvin 77-22. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Manvel had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 45-37 win over the Bears. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Bears are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dawson's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Manvel, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Everything went Dawson's way against Manvel when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as Dawson made off with a 53-30 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dawson since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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