Episcopal and Georgetown Prep are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Episcopal Maroon will be playing at home against the Georgetown Prep Little Hoyas at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Episcopal has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Georgetown Prep will arrive with nine straight victories.
Episcopal suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. Their tough 67-46 loss to St. Albans might stick with them for a while.
Even though Georgetown Prep has not done well against St. Stephen's & St. Agnes recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Georgetown Prep strolled past St. Stephen's & St. Agnes with points to spare, taking the game 61-45. 61 seems to be a good number for Georgetown Prep as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Episcopal's defeat dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Georgetown Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Episcopal came up short against Georgetown Prep in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 67-60. Can Episcopal avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.