Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Genesis Schneeberg and Jayla Jackson Lead Sidwell Friends to Victory

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Sidwell Friends on Thursday. They strolled past the St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions with points to spare, taking the game 54-37. 54 seems to be a good number for the Quakers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Sidwell Friends was led to victory by Jayla Jackson and Genesis Schneeberg. Jackson dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds, while Schneeberg dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards. Those 15 points gave Schneeberg a new career-high. Autumn Fleary was another key player, putting up seven points and six boards.

Sidwell Friends smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Andrew's Episcopal only pulled down four offensive boards.

St. Andrew's Episcopal's loss came despite strong showings from Safa Al-Uqdah Robinson and Anna Beth Tsai-Turton. Al-Uqdah Robinson went 7 of 16 on her way to 16 points and seven rebounds, while Tsai-Turton went 6 for 10 en route to 13 points and six boards.

Sidwell Friends pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-11.

Sidwell Friends and Connelly School of the Holy Child will face off at 5:45 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Sidwell Friends is facing Connelly School of the Holy Child at the right time seeing as Connelly School of the Holy Child is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, they will be playing at home against Bullis at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Bullis' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 17 matchups.