Basketball Game Preview: Strawberry Mansion Knights vs. Constitution Generals

Knights

Points

02/07/25 @ West Philadelphia	43
01/30/25 @ High School of the Future	56
01/28/25 vs Parkway Center City	52
01/23/25 vs Vaux Big Picture	62
01/21/25 @ Olney	52
+ 12 more games

The Strawberry Mansion Knights will venture away from home to take on the Constitution Generals at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Strawberry Mansion is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.5 points per game this season.

Strawberry Mansion is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against West Philadelphia on February 7th (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Strawberry Mansion was beaten by West Philadelphia 76-43. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Speedboys recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Shamar Davis, who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Jhameil Kelly, who earned ten points.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Constitution, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They secured a 69-63 W over Sankofa Freedom Academy on Friday.

Strawberry Mansion better focus on containing Alantay Dawson and Nick Young as the pair were huge in Constitution's win. Dawson went 12-for-17 en route to 29 points and five rebounds, while Young went 8-for-11 on his way to 23 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave Dawson a new career-high in points. Rahleem Brown was another key player, putting up two points.

Constitution's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points over those games. As for Strawberry Mansion, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.

Strawberry Mansion came up short against Constitution when the teams last played back in February of 2021, falling 64-60. Thankfully for Strawberry Mansion, Jacob Beccles (who scored 27 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.