A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Sports & Medical Sciences Academy Tigers challenge the East Windsor Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday...
Last Friday, Sports & Medical Sciences Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Stafford and fell 36-34.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Windsor). They walked away with a 54-45 victory over Canton on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 25-25 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
East Windsor's win came from a few key players Sports & Medical Sciences Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Taylor Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Bailey Winner, who posted 21 points.
East Windsor smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
East Windsor has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Sports & Medical Sciences Academy, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Sports & Medical Sciences Academy came up short against East Windsor in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 59-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Winner, who shot 5-for-8 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 37 points and 12 boards. Now that Sports & Medical Sciences Academy knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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