On Wednesday, the Anacostia Indians faced the Jackson-Reed Tigers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Anacostia had to suffer through a rough 65-30 loss at the hands of Jackson-Reed. Anacostia has not had much luck with Jackson-Reed recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Anacostia lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Nayjah Duvall, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 36.7% of Anacostia's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Ta'shaun Robinson was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Kryslynn Stewart was her usual excellent self, scoring 17 points along with six steals and five assists for Jackson-Reed. Stewart hasn't dropped below two steals for 12 straight games. Another player making a difference was Lucia Nawer, who scored 12 points.
Anacostia has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-11 record this season. As for Jackson-Reed, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Anacostia will face off against Friendship Collegiate Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in District of Columbia (Friendship Collegiate Academy is ranked sixth, while Anacostia is ranked tenth). As for Jackson-Reed, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Georgetown Day at 5:00 p.m. on February 8th. Georgetown Day will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Jackson-Reed surely won't give up without a fight.
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