Dunbar lost against Eastern Hills back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Dunbar Wildcats fell 56-43 to the Eastern Hills Highlanders. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 594th, while the Highlanders are ranked 197th).
Leading Eastern Hills to victory were Messiah Miller and Dorian Johnson. Miller went 9 for 22 en route to 23 points along with five boards and four steals, while Johnson went 8 of 13 on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds. The match was Miller's 18th in a row with at least ten points. Jermon Newton also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Dunbar's defeat dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Eastern Hills, they pushed their record up to 17-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Dunbar Wildcats duke it out with the Benbrook Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Benbrook is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.3 points per game this season. As for Eastern Hills, they will square off against Diamond Hill-Jarvis at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Eastern Hills' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 contests.
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