
Jaguars
01/25/25 @ Douglass | 67-56 |
01/23/25 vs Bowie | 67-53 |
01/16/25 @ DuVal | 78-58 |
01/14/25 vs Northwestern | 82-35 |
12/21/24 vs Paint Branch | 61-50 |
+ 3 more games |
Flowers had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.1 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They came out on top against the Douglass Eagles by a score of 67-56. 67 seems to be a good number for the Jaguars as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Flowers was led to victory by Tyrell Bowles and Brandon Brooks. Bowles dropped a double-double on 27 points and 13 rebounds, while Brooks dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. Bowles has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Chuka Anagbogu, who posted eight points and eight boards.
Flowers smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Defeat or not, Douglass got some senior leadership from Makhye McKnight and Solomon Lewis. McKnight scored 17 points and six assists, while Lewis went 5 of 11 on his way to 17 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. McKnight continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mubarak Adegboyega, who had six points.
Flowers' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Douglass, their loss dropped their record down to 9-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Flowers Jaguars duke it out with the Parkdale Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Parkdale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season. As for Douglass, they will face off against Oxon Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Douglass knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully Oxon Hill likes a good challenge.
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