The Friendship Collegiate Academy Knights couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 50-38 to McKinley Tech on Friday. Friendship Collegiate Academy has struggled against McKinley Tech recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Defeat or not, Friendship Collegiate Academy got some senior leadership from Kameron Grant who scored 12 points along with 7 rebounds and 5 blocks and Kaiden Williams who scored 10 points. Jaron Joseph was another key contributor, scoring 6 points along with 7 rebounds.
McKinley Tech's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Demontae Neclos, who scored 20 points. Another player making a difference was Marcus Dunbar, who scored 14 points along with 8 rebounds.
Friendship Collegiate Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for McKinley Tech, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Friendship Collegiate Academy will challenge Eastern at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for McKinley Tech, they will head out on the road to face off against Southern Maryland Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
