You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Barack Obama School for Social Justice's strategy against Saunders Trades & Tech on Wednesday. The Lightning put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 72-46 win. The Lightning have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Blue Devils, too.
Eli Mitchell went supernova, shooting 44% from the field en route to 24 points in addition to eight assists and five steals. Those five steals gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jordan Merrill, who went 6-for-12 to rack up 17 points along with six boards and three steals.
Lightning
| 12/10/25 vs Saunders Trades & Tech | 72-46 |
| 12/08/25 vs Riverside | 68-36 |
| 02/21/25 vs Ardsley | 56-40 |
| 02/13/25 vs Saunders Trades & Tech | 72-62 |
| 02/10/25 vs Lincoln | 62-38 |
| + 3 more games |
Barack Obama School for Social Justice's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Saunders Trades & Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Barack Obama School for Social Justice will face off against rival Roosevelt at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Saunders Trades & Tech is set to take on their familiar foe Gorton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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