Basketball Game Preview: Friendship Tech Prep Academy Titans vs. Sidwell Friends Quakers

The Friendship Tech Prep Academy Titans will face off against the Sidwell Friends Quakers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Friendship Tech Prep Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight matches.

Last Thursday, Friendship Tech Prep Academy took their contest with ease, bagging a 78-30 victory over Friendship Collegiate Academy. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 21 points or more this season.

Friendship Tech Prep Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aidan Haskins, who posted 18 points along with five boards and three steals. The match was Haskins' seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Shackleford, who scored 16 points and four steals.

Meanwhile, Sidwell Friends came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Frogs to the tune of 65-38. That looming 65-38 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Quakers yet this season.

Sidwell Friends is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for Friendship Tech Prep Academy, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5.

Friendship Tech Prep Academy was taken down by Sidwell Friends 63-35 in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Can Friendship Tech Prep Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.