Basketball Game Preview: Washington Latin Public Charter School Lions vs. Don Bosco Cristo Rey Wolfpack

Two dominant guards in Victoria Guevara and Maya Byrd-Gross are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Washington Latin Public Charter School Lions will face off against the Don Bosco Cristo Rey Wolfpack at 2:30 p.m. on Friday.

Washington Latin Public Charter School heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Friday. They came up short against SEED DC, falling 47-27. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' District of Columbia basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while SEED DC are ranked fifth).

Meanwhile, Don Bosco Cristo Rey was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past Field 61-30. The win continues a trend for the Wolfpack in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won three in a row.

Washington Latin Public Charter School better focus on containing Byrd-Gross and Kamy Aviles-Martinez as the pair were huge in Don Bosco Cristo Rey's win. Byrd-Gross posted 27 points, while Aviles-Martinez put up 26 points. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which Byrd-Gross has scored at least a third of Don Bosco Cristo Rey's points. Another player making a difference was Manuela Balouchi-Mesa, who scored eight points.

Washington Latin Public Charter School has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. As for Don Bosco Cristo Rey, they now have a winning record of 7-6.

Washington Latin Public Charter School came up short against Don Bosco Cristo Rey in their previous matchup back in January, falling 51-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Byrd-Gross, who had 37 points. Now that Washington Latin Public Charter School knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.