The Jenkintown Drakes will head out on the road to take on the Delaware County Christian Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jenkintown proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 26) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Calvary Christian Academy 38-35. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Jenkintown.
Tommy Walsh and Kareem Jackson were among the main playmakers for Jenkintown as the former scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and five assists and the latter scored 19 points along with three blocks. Walsh has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Delaware County Christian can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They claimed a resounding 84-43 victory over Valley Forge Military Academy at home. The win was nothing new for Delaware County Christian as they're now sitting on four straight.
Khamai Orange continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine assists. It was the first time this season that he posted eight or more assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Jameson, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Jenkintown has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Delaware County Christian, they pushed their record up to 17-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Wednesday's matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Jenkintown have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 37.7% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Delaware County Christian struggles in that department as they've nailed 46.4% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Jenkintown ended up a good deal behind Delaware County Christian in their previous matchup last Monday, losing 78-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Orange, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds. Now that Jenkintown knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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