Dawson's tournament run continued when they took on Fort Bend Dulles on Thursday. The Dawson Eagles enjoyed a cozy 52-37 win over the Fort Bend Dulles Vikings. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Vikings are ranked 1051st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Fort Bend Dulles lost, don't look at Jaylen Koovakada. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 15 on his way to 16 points and three steals. That was a full 43.2% of Fort Bend Dulles' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hussein Sherbiny, who put up eight points and six rebounds.
Dawson's victory bumped their record up to 8-4. As for Fort Bend Dulles, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Dawson wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 68-54 win against Memorial on the 5th. As for Fort Bend Dulles, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 63-44 loss against Clear Brook on the 6th.
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