St. Albans fought the good fight in their overtime game against Episcopal on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Episcopal Maroon by a score of 86-83. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Maroon apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Grant Polk
| 01/28/25 @ Episcopal | 30 |
| 01/27/25 @ Berman Hebrew Academy | 25 |
| 01/24/25 vs Bullis | 18 |
| 01/22/25 vs Lanham Christian | 23 |
| 01/21/25 vs Landon | 40 |
| + 3 more games |
Defeat or not, St. Albans got some senior leadership from Jaylen Wills and Grant Polk. Wills went 12 of 23 on his way to 31 points and seven assists, while Polk almost dropped a double-double with 30 points and nine rebounds. Polk's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Ej Harrison was another key player, putting up four points and five boards.
Even though they lost, St. Albans was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Episcopal only racked up six assists.
Leading Episcopal to victory were Ben Edmonds and Chuma Achufusi. Edmonds went 9 for 18 to rack up 30 points and five steals, while Achufusi went 10 of 18 en route to 25 points. The dominant performance gave Achufusi a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wilkes Brown, who posted seven points and seven rebounds.
St. Albans has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to offensive rebounds: they averaged an imposing 13.25 offensive boards in those games compared to only 13.25 in the others. As for Episcopal, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
St. Albans has already played their next game, a 44-43 loss against Georgetown Prep on the 31st. As for Episcopal, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 87-52 defeat against Bullis on the 31st.
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