Basketball Recap: Milwaukee School of Languages Snags Eighth Victory in Last Nine Games

After losing to Saint Anthony/Milw Ronald Reagan/Golda Meir the last time they met, Milwaukee School of Languages decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Milwaukee School of Languages Hawks skirted past Saint Anthony/Milw Ronald Reagan/Golda Meir 60-57. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while Saint Anthony/Milw Ronald Reagan/Golda Meir are ranked 237th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Milwaukee School of Languages' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Manning Shareef led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 15 boards. Shareef has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Aj,(Amaris) Hunt, who went 6 of 11 en route to 13 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.

Milwaukee School of Languages has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Saint Anthony/Milw Ronald Reagan/Golda Meir, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-6 record.

Milwaukee School of Languages will have a chance to go back-to-back against Saint Anthony/Milw Ronald Reagan/Golda Meir: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.