Basketball Recap: Queen City Prep Victorious

Queen City Prep's tournament run continued when they took on North Brunswick on Monday. The Queen City Prep Kings sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 78-76 win over the North Brunswick Scorpions.

RJ Palmer Jr.

Points

12/30/24 vs North Brunswick	27
12/28/24 vs University	25
12/27/24 vs Atlanta Classical Academy	24
12/14/24 @ Combine Academy Regional	17
12/11/24 vs Combine Academy Varsity	19

RJ Palmer Jr. continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 27 points. His morning made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Jordan Reeves was another key player, posting 16 points.

Despite the defeat, North Brunswick had strong showings from Jack Baker, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 12 boards, and Kane Jenrette, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 boards. The dominant performance gave Jenrette a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Marcus Smith, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 14 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.

Queen City Prep is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.2 points per game. As for North Brunswick, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season.

Queen City Prep wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 72-61 loss against McLean on the 3rd. As for North Brunswick, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-47 defeat against West Brunswick on the 3rd.