Preview: Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South vs. Gwynn Park Yellowjackets
Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South will head out on the road to square off against the Gwynn Park Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight contests.
Even though Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering scored an imposing 57 points on Friday, Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South still came out on top. Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South strolled past Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering with points to spare, taking the game 73-57. The win was all the more spectacular given Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South's disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 195th in Maryland, while Phelps Architecture, Construction & Engineering is ranked 29th in District of Columbia).
Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Anthony Brent, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds, and Auston Jackson, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Jackson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Justus Hardy, who scored seven points along with three steals.
In what's become a running theme this season, Gwynn Park gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 78-40 victory over Douglass at home. The win made it back-to-back wins for Gwynn Park.
Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-12. As for Gwynn Park, they pushed their record up to 19-1 with that win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season.
Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South was dealt a bruising 75-31 defeat at the hands of Gwynn Park when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gwynn Park's Demarcus Daniel Jr., who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Now that Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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