The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber Rockets pushed their score all the way to 59 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 74-59 to Simon Gratz. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Science Leadership Academy at Beeber in their matchups with Simon Gratz: they've now lost three in a row.
Loss or not, Science Leadership Academy at Beeber got some senior leadership from Sa'd Jamdaddin who scored 21 points and Jahad Marable who scored 14 points. The matchup was Jamdaddin's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Drew Holland, who scored 7 points.
Simon Gratz was led to victory by Sihaaj Johnson and Jibrille Dennison. Johnson scored 20 points, while Dennison scored 29 points along with 7 rebounds. Rashaan Murphy was another key contributor, scoring 10 points along with 8 rebounds.
Science Leadership Academy at Beeber's loss dropped their record down to 2-1. As for Simon Gratz, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Science Leadership Academy at Beeber will head out on the road to face off against Penn Wood at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Simon Gratz, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against McKean at 5:00 p.m.
