On Tuesday, Paul Public Charter International faced Friendship Tech Prep Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Paul Public Charter International Pirates were outmatched by the Friendship Tech Prep Academy Titans and fell 85-38. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Titans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 96-38 back in January.
Despite the defeat, Paul Public Charter International saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kamrin Milam went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc to rack up 20 points. That was a full 52.6% of Paul Public Charter International's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Friendship Tech Prep Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was David Bumpass out in front who earned 22 points. Malik Shackleford was another key player, putting up 13 points and five steals.
Paul Public Charter International's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Friendship Tech Prep Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-7.
Paul Public Charter International wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 79-71 victory against Georgetown Day on the 10th. As for Friendship Tech Prep Academy, they have also already played their next contest, a 68-60 win against Roosevelt on the 6th.
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