Basketball Recap: Potomac School Piles Up the Points Against Georgetown Day

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

12/16/24 vs Avalon	41
02/13/25 @ Georgetown Day	37
12/27/24 vs Kennedy Catholic	33
01/09/25 vs Saint James	27
02/04/25 @ Saint James	25

Potomac School won the last time they faced Georgetown Day and things went their way on Thursday too. The Potomac School Panthers took their contest with ease, bagging an 84-47 victory over the Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Potomac School's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Logan Jones, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Jones a new career-high in blocks (three). Another player making a difference was Eugene 'EJ' Schneeberg, who posted nine points in addition to seven steals and five assists.

Potomac School smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Georgetown Day only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.

Georgetown Day lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Khalin Patel, who went 5-for-8 on his way to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Arjun Bhargava, who put up 12 points and five boards.

The win made it two in a row for Potomac School and bumps their season record up to 11-12. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.5 points over those games. As for Georgetown Day, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season.

Potomac School didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-41 defeat against Maret on the 17th. As for Georgetown Day, they will head out to take on Sidwell Friends at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sidwell Friends has three straight victories, Georgetown Day has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.