Basketball Preview: Anacostia Indians vs. Jackson-Reed Tigers
Anacostia has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Jackson-Reed Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Anacostia will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps District of Columbia Rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Tigers are ranked second).
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 59-25, which was the final score in Anacostia's tilt against the Roughriders on Monday. Anacostia has struggled against the Roughriders recently, as their contest on Monday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Jackson-Reed entered their tilt with the with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. Jackson-Reed came out on top in a nail-biter against the on Saturday and snuck past 59-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Jayden Fort, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and five blocks. Another player making a difference was Josiah Massaqoui, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds.
Anacostia's defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Jackson-Reed, their victory bumped their record up to 27-2.
Things could have been worse for Anacostia, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 74-57 loss to the Tigers in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Will Anacostia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
