The Booker T. Washington Warriors pushed their score all the way to 69 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 77-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of Melrose. Despite running the score up even higher than they did last Friday (58), Booker T. Washington still had to take the loss.
Devin Sanders Jr was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 17 rebounds for Melrose. That makes it two consecutive games in which Sanders Jr has scored at least 25% of Melrose's points. Taveon Stitmon was another key contributor, scoring 23 points along with 3 steals.
Booker T. Washington's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Melrose, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-4.
Booker T. Washington will head out on the road to face off against Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Melrose won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Middle College at 7:30 p.m. on December 6th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Tennessee (Middle College is ranked 135th, while Melrose is ranked 113th).
