Iron Horses
| 01/14/25 vs Burke | 75 |
| 12/06/24 vs First Baptist School | 67 |
| 12/20/24 @ Northwood Academy | 60 |
| 12/16/24 @ Wando | 58 |
| 12/09/24 vs Wando | 54 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Philip Simmons). They breezed by the Burke Bulldogs to the tune of 75-36 on Tuesday. That's more bragging rights for the Iron Horses, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Philip Simmons' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Hudson Hatch, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards. Hopper Afman was another key player, going 5 of 6 on his way to 14 points.
Philip Simmons was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Burke's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jeremiah Venning, who posted six points and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Venning a new career-high in blocks. Another player making a difference was Khamani Green, who earned 11 points.
Philip Simmons has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.4 points per game. As for Burke, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season.
Philip Simmons didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 63-39 win against Academic Magnet on the 17th. Burke has also already played their next matchup (against Woodland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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