The Cumberland Colts and the Saint James Saints will round out the year against one another at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Cumberland knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Saint James likes a good challenge.
Cumberland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a hard 94-79 fall against Deptford on Monday.
Meanwhile, Saint James is ranked highly in their home state and last Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Sidwell Friends. The Saints received a blow as they fell 49-35 to the Quakers. The game marked the Saints' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Saint James saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Khari Yates shot 60% from the field on his way to 12 points. Yates is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Xavier Gurdak, who posted six points and five steals.
Cumberland's defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Saint James, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
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