After flying high against White House last Thursday, Pearl-Cohn came back down to earth. The Pearl-Cohn Firebirds took a 54-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the LEAD Academy Panthers on Friday. The Firebirds' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Pearl-Cohn saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Lance Donaldson posted 14 points and seven boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Donaldson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Javion Kinnard, who put up 14 points and five rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Pearl-Cohn smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive contests.
Pearl-Cohn now has a losing record at 7-8. As for LEAD Academy, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-11.
Pearl-Cohn will venture away from home to square off against White House-Heritage at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. White House-Heritage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57 points per game this season. As for LEAD Academy, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Stem Preparatory Academy at 7:30 p.m.
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