The Utica Academy of Science Atoms's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Carthage Comets at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th. Hopefully Utica Academy of Science focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.
Utica Academy of Science pushed their score all the way to 62, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 78-62 bruising from Mekeel Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, Utica Academy of Science can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 349th, while Mekeel Christian Academy is ranked 13th).
Despite the loss, Utica Academy of Science got a solid performance out of Doneilious King j.r, who dropped a double-double on 38 points and 12 rebounds. King j.r hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. Another player making a difference was Jazier Brown, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Carthage had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four back in January. They walked away with a 65-57 win over South Jefferson. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Utica Academy of Science's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Carthage, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Utica Academy of Science against Carthage in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as the team secured a 89-60 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Utica Academy of Science since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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