King was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against the Steinbrenner Warriors, falling 66-41. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2022.
Despite the defeat, King saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Rodney Smith posted 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josue Twite, who scored ten points and five rebounds.
It was another big night for Douglas Jordan, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 12 rebounds for Steinbrenner. With that strong performance, Jordan is now averaging an impressive 8.4 boards per game. Another player making a difference was Luis Duran, who made all 5 shots he took to post 12 points and seven rebounds.
King's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Steinbrenner, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-6.
King didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-51 victory against Freedom on the 13th. As for Steinbrenner, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 81-33 defeat against Sickles on the 13th.
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