North Dallas hasn't had much luck against Wilmer-Hutchins recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The North Dallas Bulldogs will host the Wilmer-Hutchins Eagles at 7:30 p.m. North Dallas has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
While North Dallas didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took their match on Saturday with ease, bagging a 77-48 win over Gateway Charter Academy. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Wilmer-Hutchins just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 54-30 to Franklin. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 769th, while the Cougars are ranked 314th).
North Dallas pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Wilmer-Hutchins, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
North Dallas suffered a grim 60-37 defeat to Wilmer-Hutchins in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilmer-Hutchins' Dezmond Williams, who went 7 for 17 en route to 18 points plus three steals. Now that North Dallas knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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