City College is 0-10 against Poly since January of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. The City College Black Knights will take on the Poly Engineers. Poly took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on City College, who comes in off a win.
Poly will be up against a hot City College squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. City College walked away with a 47-40 win over Loch Raven on Monday.
Meanwhile, Poly was just a bucket shy of victory on Monday and fell 56-55 to McDonogh. The loss continues a trend for the Engineers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
City College will have to keep a close watch on Brianna Pope and London Elliot, a pair of players who had a big impact on Poly's prior game. Pope dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds, while Elliot posted 13 points along with eight boards and three steals. Elliot is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Alexis Smothers was another key player, putting up 11 points and four steals.
City College is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.2 points per game. As for Poly, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
City College took a serious blow against Poly in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, falling 66-28. Thankfully for City College, Mickelle Lowry (who went 5 for 10 on her way to 15 points and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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