Basketball Recap: Poly Beats Marriotts Ridge for Their Fourth Straight Win

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Previous 4 Games

01/31/25 vs Marriotts Ridge	60-53
01/30/25 @ Benjamin Franklin	82-80
01/28/25 vs National Academy Foundation	67-20
01/23/25 vs Carver Vo-Tech	52-50

Poly came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Marriotts Ridge by a score of 60-53.

Restia Whitaker and Aaron Hammann certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Whitaker posted 26 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, while Hammann went 5 of 11 en route to 18 points and five boards. That's the most steals Whitaker has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Rahul Jampan, who earned four points and three steals.

Poly pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Marriotts Ridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season.

Poly has already played their next contest (against Coppin Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Marriotts Ridge will face off against Wilde Lake at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Marriotts Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.4 points per game this season.