Two dominant guards in Brennan Barton and Messiah Miller are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Benbrook Bobcats will venture away from home to face off against the Eastern Hills Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Benbrook will head into Tuesday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point defeat in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Western Hills on Tuesday. Everything went Benbrook's way against Western Hills as Benbrook made off with a 55-33 win.
Meanwhile, Eastern Hills came tearing into Friday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging a 71-38 victory over the Cougars. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Cougars are ranked 1193rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Benbrook better keep an eye on Miller. He was instrumental in Eastern Hills' win, going 12 for 24 en route to 28 points in addition to seven assists and six steals. The match was Miller's 15th in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Dorian Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards.
Eastern Hills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Eastern Hills is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points per game. As for Benbrook, their win bumped their record up to 15-12.
Benbrook came up short against Eastern Hills in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 67-54. Can Benbrook avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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