Patrick Henry is 0-4 against San Marcos since December of 2015 but things could change on Wednesday. The Patrick Henry Patriots and the San Marcos Knights are set to duel. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Patrick Henry's tournament run continued when they took on Coronado on Friday. Patrick Henry took a 74-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of Coronado. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (68), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
Despite their defeat, Patrick Henry saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Damien Carmichael, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexander Newlands, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Patrick Henry smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, San Marcos had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 63-60.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Jalen Williams and Tristan Anderson. Williams had a great game and went 9 for 18 en route to 24 points plus six rebounds. Meanwhile, Anderson was balling out in the loss, going 10 for 19 en route to 25 points plus seven rebounds and six assists.
San Marcos' win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.7 points per game. As for Patrick Henry, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Patrick Henry and San Marcos are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Patrick Henry hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 59.9 points per game. However, it's not like San Marcos struggles in that department as they've been averaging 66. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Patrick Henry might still be hurting after the 73-47 defeat they got from San Marcos in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Patrick Henry have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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