It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Carver High School of Engineering & Science can now relate to. They fell just short of the West Philadelphia Speedboys by a score of 74-71 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for Carver High School of Engineering & Science in their matchups with West Philadelphia: they've now lost six in a row.
Fareed Brown
| 02/11/25 @ West Philadelphia | 31 |
| 02/07/25 vs High School of the Future | 20 |
| 02/01/25 vs Hill Freedman World Academy | 13 |
| 01/31/25 vs Paul Robeson | 5 |
| 01/30/25 @ Samuel Fels | 29 |
| + 19 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Carver High School of Engineering & Science lost, don't look at Fareed Brown. Despite the final result, he posted 31 points. Brown continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Matt McField was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Leading West Philadelphia to victory were Xavier Howard and Khabir Washington. Howard scored 22 points and seven boards, while Washington had 15 points and eight assists. The dominant performance gave Howard a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Makel Butts, who put up nine points.
Carver High School of Engineering & Science's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9. As for West Philadelphia, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-8.
Carver High School of Engineering & Science does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Philadelphia, they will face off against Imhotep Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Philadelphia knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Imhotep Charter likes a good challenge.
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