St. Helena College and Career Academy entered their game against Liberty Magnet on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The St. Helena College and Career Academy Hawks took a 54-37 bruising from the Liberty Magnet Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Patriots are ranked fourth).
Malek Robinson was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 steals for Liberty Magnet. Robinson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last 20 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kingston Jarrell, who went 5 for 6 en route to 13 points along with seven boards and three blocks.
St. Helena College and Career Academy's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4. As for Liberty Magnet, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2.
It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the St. Helena College and Career Academy Hawks duke it out with the St. Thomas Aquinas Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Liberty Magnet, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 75-23 win against Glen Oaks on the 16th.
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