Preview: Dr. Krop Lightning vs. Hialeah Educational Academy Biggie
Dr. Krop has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Hialeah Educational Academy Biggie at 8:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Dr. Krop struggled with three-point shooting accuracy on Thursday (Northwestern was 24% better) and sadly the final score reflected it. Dr. Krop was outmatched by Northwestern on the road and fell 76-44. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Dr. Krop has scored all season.
Despite the defeat, Dr. Krop got a solid performance out of Joseph Washington, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Washington scored a full 43.2% of Dr. Krop's points, the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Emmanuel Ferguson, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Hialeah Educational Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They received a tough blow as they fell 72-58 to Crossroads. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Dr. Krop's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Hialeah Educational Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
