Basketball Preview: Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South vs. Gwynn Park Yellowjackets
Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South will face off against the Gwynn Park Yellowjackets at TBD on Tuesday. Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South pushed their score all the way to 56 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 67-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Douglass. While losing is never fun, Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Eagles are ranked 91st).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Isaiah Grey, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last eight times he's played. Auston Jackson was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Meanwhile, after a string of 16 wins, Gwynn Park's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 52-51 to Friendship Tech Prep Academy.
Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season. As for Gwynn Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-1.
Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South took a serious blow against the Yellowjackets when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 75-31. 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? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
