Basketball Recap: Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech Drops Highest Score of Season Against Holy Ghost Prep

By Team Reports Feb 5, 2025, 9:25am

Basketball Recap: Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech vs. Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds

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02/04/25 @ Holy Ghost Prep92
01/23/25 @ Constitution81
01/07/25 @ Carver High School of Engineering & Science80
01/18/25 vs Collegium Charter78
01/28/25 vs Northeast77

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech). They managed a 92-87 victory over the Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech.

Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Makaii Akridge, who went 14 for 22 on his way to 30 points. Akridge has become a key player for Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech: the team is 7-3 when he posts at least 20 points, but 5-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jarrell Little, who went 9 of 13 en route to 22 points along with eight assists and six boards.

Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Holy Ghost Prep, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-7.

Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech will welcome Franklin Towne at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Franklin Towne's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matches. Holy Ghost Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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