Pennsauken Tech falls despite strong effort from Omari Spencer

By Team Reports Feb 19, 2024, 12:56pm

Recap: Pennsauken Tech vs. Doane Academy

Pennsauken Tech struggled with threes on Thursday (Doane Academy had five more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Pennsauken Tech received a tough blow as they fell 60-44 to Doane Academy. Pennsauken Tech has not had much luck with Doane Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.

When it comes to explaining why Pennsauken Tech lost, one person who can't be blamed is Omari Spencer. Despite the final result, he almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. Spencer has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played.

It was another big night for Nick Fusco, who scored 28 points along with two steals for Doane Academy. That makes it six consecutive games in which Fusco has scored at least a third of Doane Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hiatt Smith, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.

Pennsauken Tech has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 15 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season. As for Doane Academy, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-18.

Pennsauken Tech won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Mastery at 3:45 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Pennsauken Tech focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 29 on Thursday. As for Doane Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Holy Cross at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Holy Cross focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Thursday.

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