Basketball Recap: Dunbar Comes Up Short

After a string of four wins, Dunbar's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 53-52 to the Gateway Eagles. The Tigers were up 36-22 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.

When it comes to explaining why Dunbar lost, don't look at Brayant Corona. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 16 on his way to 17 points along with five boards and five steals. The matchup was Corona's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamari Cobb, who posted nine points.

Even though they lost, Dunbar was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gateway to victory, but perhaps none more so than Andrew Leopold, who had 14 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. Leopold is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Davis, who put up 16 points.

Dunbar's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Gateway, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-3.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Dunbar Tigers take on the East Lee County Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East Lee County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.5 points per game this season. As for Gateway, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-46 victory against Riverdale on the 13th.