Boys' Latin Charter will take on the Simon Gratz Bulldogs in a holiday battle at at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Boys' Latin Charter, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Simon Gratz's (thus far) undefeated season.
Boys' Latin Charter is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Science Leadership Academy at Beeber on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Boys' Latin Charter might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Science Leadership Academy at Beeber an easy 55-32 victory.
Meanwhile, Simon Gratz sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 36-33 win over Academy at Palumbo on Tuesday. The 36-point effort marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Simon Gratz's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Boys' Latin Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Things could have been worse for Boys' Latin Charter, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 66-48 loss to Simon Gratz when the teams last played back in January. Thankfully for Boys' Latin Charter, Jabrelle Dennison (who posted 29 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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