Basketball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Philip Simmons

Iron Horses

Previous Games

02/04/25 @ Academic Magnet	78-44
02/03/25 @ Andrews	35-26
01/31/25 @ Burke	50-29
01/28/25 vs Woodland	79-34
01/20/25 @ Timberland	52-28
+ 4 more games

Philip Simmons entered their tilt with Academic Magnet on Tuesday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They blew past the Academic Magnet Raptors 78-44. With that victory, the Iron Horses brought their scoring average up to 50.4 points per game.

Philip Simmons got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Hopper Afman out in front who posted 11 points and three steals. Afman continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Morris, who earned 13 points.

Philip Simmons is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Academic Magnet, their defeat was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-19.

Philip Simmons will host Timberland at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Academic Magnet, they are taking a road trip to take on Woodland at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.