Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alexandria City). They blew past the Friendship Collegiate Academy Knights 67-46 on Saturday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Titans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 169th in Virginia, while the Knights are ranked seventh in District of Columbia).
| 01/25/25 vs Friendship Collegiate Academy | 30 |
| 01/13/25 vs Lake Braddock | 19 |
| 01/09/25 vs Wakefield | 18 |
| 01/10/25 vs West Potomac | 9 |
| 01/04/25 @ Woodson | 6 |
Alexandria City found their leader in freshman Gabrielle Barnes-Thomas, who posted 30 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Barnes-Thomas has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kori Dickerson, who scored 12 points.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Miyazia Harris, who went 5 for 11 en route to 18 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonae McKnight, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 13 points.
The win made it two in a row for Alexandria City and bumps their season record up to 7-10. As for Friendship Collegiate Academy, they moved to 10-9 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Alexandria City will face off against Woodson at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Victoria Patrick and Emma Komaily. Friendship Collegiate Academy has already played their next game (against KIPP College Prep), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
