The North Dallas Bulldogs fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against the Pinkston Vikings on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 63-62 to the Vikings. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Rashad Simpson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pinkston, scoring 37 points. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Simpson has scored at least a third of Pinkston's points. Another player making a difference was D'marcus Lewis, who scored 12 points.
North Dallas has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for Pinkston, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
North Dallas will head out on the road to challenge Roosevelt at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Roosevelt is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak. As for Pinkston, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wilmer-Hutchins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wilmer-Hutchins has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.