Poly suffered their biggest defeat since December 14, 2024 on Saturday. They lost 51-30 to the Mt. Zion Prep Academy Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Engineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Warriors are ranked seventh).
Mt. Zion Prep Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tiara Thompson led the charge by putting up ten points and four steals. Thompson has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jailynn Clayton, who posted seven points and five assists.
Poly dropped their record down to 6-6 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mt. Zion Prep Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Poly wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 77-15 victory against Digital Harbor on the 21st. Mt. Zion Prep Academy has also already played their next contest (against Rosedale Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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