On Wednesday, Whitney Young faced Kenwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Whitney Young Dolphins took a 69-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Kenwood Broncos. The Dolphins' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
| 01/29/25 vs Kenwood | 21 |
| 01/27/25 vs Jones | 23 |
| 01/25/25 vs Butler | 16 |
Despite the loss, Whitney Young still got an impressive performance from Destiny Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Jackson's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Gaby Domercant was another key player, going 5 for 12 on her way to 19 points.
Even though they lost, Whitney Young smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive contests.
Ariella Henigan was her usual excellent self, going 12 of 16 en route to 35 points along with five assists and five boards for Kenwood. The dominant performance gave Henigan a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Danielle Brooks, who posted 13 points.
Whitney Young's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 17-8. As for Kenwood, their victory was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-2.
Whitney Young will venture away from home to square off against Morgan Park at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitney Young is facing Morgan Park at the right time seeing as Morgan Park is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Kenwood has already played their next match (against Taft), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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