Basketball Recap: Andrew Jackson Falls Despite Big Games from Malekhi Merritt and Madison Holmes-Price

Andrew Jackson has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost 58-36 to the Leesburg Yellow Jackets on Friday. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Madison Holmes-Price and Malekhi Merritt certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Holmes-Price posted seven points, while Merritt had four points.

Tigers

Previous 2 Games

12/27/24 vs Leesburg	36-58
12/26/24 vs Windermere Prep	52-64

Even though they lost, Andrew Jackson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive games.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Leesburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alysya Smith, who earned 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ariyana Hester, who put up 17 points.

Andrew Jackson's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Leesburg, the win got them back to even at 5-5.

Andrew Jackson wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 50-48 victory against Florida State University High School on the 28th. As for Leesburg, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 37-33 win against West Port on the 28th.