Basketball Recap: Barack Obama School for Social Justice Continues Home Dominance on Wednesday

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Barack Obama School for Social Justice's strategy against Saunders Trades & Tech on Wednesday. The Lightning put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 72-46 win. The Lightning have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Blue Devils, too.

Eli Mitchell went supernova, shooting 44% from the field en route to 24 points in addition to eight assists and five steals. Those five steals gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jordan Merrill, who went 6-for-12 to rack up 17 points along with six boards and three steals.

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Previous Games (Home)

12/10/25 vs Saunders Trades & Tech	72-46
12/08/25 vs Riverside	68-36
02/21/25 vs Ardsley	56-40
02/13/25 vs Saunders Trades & Tech	72-62
02/10/25 vs Lincoln	62-38
+ 3 more games

Barack Obama School for Social Justice's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Saunders Trades & Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Barack Obama School for Social Justice will face off against rival Roosevelt at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Saunders Trades & Tech is set to take on their familiar foe Gorton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.