The Sidwell Friends Quakers will square off against the St. John's Cadets at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday. Sidwell Friends is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 18 games.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Sidwell Friends walked away with it. They pulled ahead with a 53-52 photo finish over the Eagles.
Acaden Lewis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 21 points along with seven rebounds. Caleb Williams was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Meanwhile, St. John's and Jackson-Reed (ranked 50 and 19 in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile matchup. St. John's had just enough and edged Jackson-Reed out 55-52. The win made it back-to-back wins for St. John's.
Sidwell Friends is on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-4 record this season. As for St. John's, their victory bumped their record up to 25-7.
Sidwell Friends beat St. John's 49-41 when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Will Sidwell Friends repeat their success, or does St. John's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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