It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They snuck past the DSST: Cedar Falcons with a 56-52 win. The score was all tied up 23-23 at the break, but the Lions were the better team in the second half.
Jackson Taylor
| 02/11/26 vs DSST: Cedar | 26 |
| 02/06/26 @ DSST: College View | 18 |
| 02/05/26 vs KIPP Denver Collegiate | 10 |
| 02/03/26 @ Rocky Mountain Prep SMART | 19 |
| 01/30/26 @ DSST: Green Valley Ranch | 13 |
| + 13 more games |
Jackson Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 26 points and 13 rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Jakaih Lindsey was another key player, shooting 45% from the field to rack up 19 points.
Despite the loss, DSST: Cedar still got an impressive performance from Same Mehari, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 15 boards. Mehari is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down 12 or more in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Horiuchi, who posted 11 points and five steals.
The victory (which was Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-12. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points over those games. As for DSST: Cedar, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 6-12.
Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 88-63 victory against DMLK on the 13th. As for DSST: Cedar, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 70-54 win against Lincoln on the 13th.
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