Poolesville waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Blair Blazers by a score of 70-62. This was payback for the Falcons, who suffered a 73-66 loss the last time these two teams met.
Alexavier Saunders
| 02/21/25 vs Blair | 24 |
| 02/18/25 vs Rockville | 17 |
| 02/14/25 vs Magruder | 19 |
| 02/10/25 @ Northwest | 23 |
| 02/07/25 vs Damascus | 15 |
| 02/04/25 vs Watkins Mill | 23 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Poolesville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alexavier Saunders, who went 6-for-12 on his way to 24 points. The game was Saunders' sixth in a row with at least 15 points. Emmanuel Chukuwurah was another key player, as he made all 6 shots he took racking up 14 points along with six boards and five assists.
Poolesville was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They are 9-2 when they've passed the ball that well.
Poolesville pushed their record up to 14-9 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points over those games. As for Blair, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 14-7 record.
Poolesville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-56 loss against Hammond on the 28th. Blair will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Reservoir at 6:00 p.m. on March 4th. Blair has given up an average of 58.6 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
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