Ballou lost against Potomac back in December of 2015 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Ballou Knights fell 53-43 to the Potomac Wolverines. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Knights came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 16th in District of Columbia, while the Wolverines are ranked 165th in Maryland).
01/27/25 @ Potomac | 18 |
01/17/25 @ Bell | 12 |
01/18/25 vs Audenried | 11 |
12/04/23 @ Potomac Senior | 10 |
12/11/24 @ Anacostia | 10 |
Despite the loss, Ballou still got an impressive performance from Keshaun Mack, who posted 18 points. Those 18 points gave Mack a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Antonio King, who earned eight points.
Ballou has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Potomac, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Ballou will challenge Coolidge at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Coolidge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests. Potomac has already played their next game (against Crossland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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