After flying high against Green Street Academy last Thursday, Mergenthaler Vo-Tech came back down to earth. The Mergenthaler Vo-Tech Mustangs were dealt a 58-17 defeat at the hands of the Poly Engineers on Tuesday. The Mustangs were red-hot offensively headed into the match (they scored no less than 55 points in the three games prior) but the Engineers' defense proved too tough.
When it comes to explaining why Mergenthaler Vo-Tech lost, don't look at Tanaiji Scott. Despite the final result, she posted nine points.

Mustangs
01/14/25 vs Poly | 17-58 |
01/09/25 vs Green Street Academy | 63-27 |
01/02/25 vs Lewis | 56-20 |
12/19/24 @ Lake Clifton | 55-24 |
12/17/24 @ Forest Park | 13-76 |
Mergenthaler Vo-Tech moved to 3-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Poly, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Dunbar the next time they take the court. Poly will head out to face Dunbar on Thursday, while Mergenthaler Vo-Tech will host them at 5:15 p.m. on January 21st.
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