Basketball Recap: Appoquinimink Falls Short Against Ranked St. Georges Tech

On Tuesday, Appoquinimink faced St. Georges Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Appoquinimink Jaguars fell just short of the St. Georges Tech Hawks by a score of 53-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Jaguars have suffered since February 29, 2024.

Joshua Obiora continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for St. Georges Tech, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 17 boards. The contest was Obiora's ninth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Crawford, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 12 points.

Jaguars

Previous 5 Games

02/04/25 @ St. Georges Tech	50-53
01/29/25 vs Christiana	61-24
01/28/25 @ Newark Charter School	73-69
01/25/25 vs Glasgow	56-47
01/23/25 vs Odessa	57-55

With the loss, Appoquinimink broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-4. As for St. Georges Tech, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Appoquinimink will venture away from home to square off against Newark at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for St. Georges Tech, they are taking a road trip to take on Caravel at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Caravel will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something St. Georges Tech surely won't give up without a fight.