On Wednesday, the Idea Timberwolves faced the Paul Public Charter International Pirates in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Couldn't have asked for a better start to 2024 than the 67-34 blowout they got at home against Paul Public Charter International. Considering Idea has won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Nehemiah Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. He set a new season high mark in steals with five. Sean Baltimore was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven steals.
Despite the loss, Paul Public Charter International still got an impressive performance from Xavier Holmes, who scored 21 points. Holmes scored a full 61.8% of Paul Public Charter International's points, the ninth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Idea is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Paul Public Charter International, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
Idea won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Capital City Public Charter School at 5:30 p.m. on January 4th. Hopefully Capital City Public Charter School focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven two weeks ago. Paul Public Charter International won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Thurgood Marshall Academy at 6:30 p.m. on January 4th.
