After having lost a blowout in their previous game against McKinley Tech, DC International was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 62-41 margin over E.L. Haynes. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Dragons also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Jhalil Route had a dynamite game for DC International, going 6 for 14 on his way to 17 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. Route is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Gavin Moore, who posted seven points in addition to five assists and five steals.
E.L. Haynes lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Krishna Persaud, who put up ten points. Those ten points gave Persaud a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Elyan Beatriz, who had ten points.
DC International has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 3-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for E.L. Haynes, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
DC International wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 72-51 win against BASIS on the 17th. As for E.L. Haynes, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 45-32 victory against Capital City Public Charter School on the 17th.
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