DeMatha is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Eagle Academy. The DeMatha Stags were the clear victor by a 68-46 margin over Eagle Academy. The Stags have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead DeMatha to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jamaal McKnight Jr., who went 6 of 7 on his way to 15 points in addition to seven assists and four steals. With that strong performance, McKnight Jr. is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton (Ace) Meeks, who went 8 for 19 on his way to 19 points.
Stags
| 12/14/24 vs Eagle Academy | 68-46 |
| 12/13/24 vs Howard | 79-33 |
| 12/10/24 vs Archbishop Carroll | 75-60 |
| 12/08/24 vs Highland | 53-50 |
| 12/07/24 vs Brennan | 77-61 |
| 12/05/24 vs Eleanor Roosevelt | 86-57 |
The win (which was DeMatha's sixth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points per game. As for Eagle Academy, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-1.
DeMatha will head out to face off against Bishop O'Connell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Eagle Academy, they will welcome Monroe Campus at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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