The George Washington Patriots will take on the Doherty Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, George Washington came up short against Vista PEAK Prep and fell 74-62. George Washington has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, George Washington saw an underclassman step up: Jeremiah Trimm scored 19 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre Borne, who scored nine points along with six assists and four steals.
Meanwhile, Doherty had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.7 points), and they went ahead and made it 12 on Thursday. They came out on top against Pine Creek by a score of 74-63. Winning is a bit easier when your three-point shooting is a whole 22% better than the opposition, as Doherty's was.
Doherty relied on the efforts of Elijah Mack, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists, and James Pulliam, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds. Mack has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 14 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Maddox Dee-Mortensen, who scored nine points.
George Washington has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-10 record this season. As for Doherty, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-5.
Wednesday's game is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: George Washington have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 52.8% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Doherty struggles in that department as they've made 44.9% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
George Washington strolled past Doherty when the teams last played back in December of 2014 by a score of 68-49. Will George Washington repeat their success, or does Doherty have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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