Basketball Recap: Anacostia Comes Up Short

Anacostia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Cardozo Clerks, falling 78-32. The Indians were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-12.

Cameron Young was his usual excellent self, going 9 of 14 en route to 25 points along with six assists and four steals for Cardozo. Young has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 19 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Harper Lewis, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds.

Anacostia's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Cardozo, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 11-1.

Anacostia will be playing in front of their home fans against Ron Brown at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Ron Brown is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.1 points per game this season. As for Cardozo, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-50 win against Bard on the 10th.