The Hastings Yellow Jackets had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 47-40 win over Barack Obama School for Social Justice. That's another feather in the cap for Hastings, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Despite the defeat, Barack Obama School for Social Justice had strong showings from Seediya Jabbi, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds, and Elvin Adrian, who scored 11 points. Jabbi has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last six times he's played.
Hastings is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Barack Obama School for Social Justice, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
Hastings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Yonkers Montessori Academy is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses. As for Barack Obama School for Social Justice, they will head out on the road to take on the Broncos at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
