The Idea Timberwolves will square off against the Cardozo Clerks at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. Idea is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 15 games.
On Thursday, Idea faced Ballou in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Idea secured a 62-58 W over Ballou. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Idea's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Malachi Hoston, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nehemiah Johnson, who scored eight points along with 20 rebounds and eight blocks.
Cardozo proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 44) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Banneker 68-65. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Idea has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-6 record this season. As for Cardozo, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-4.
Idea suffered a grim 76-55 defeat to Cardozo when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cardozo's Cameron Young, who scored 20 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Now that Idea knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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