The McKinley Tech Trainers will take on the Digital Pioneers Academy Pythons in a tournament on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, McKinley Tech didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Southern Maryland Christian Academy, but they still walked away with a 63-58 win. Given the Trainers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked seventh in District of Columbia, while the Mustangs are ranked 50th in Maryland), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Digital Pioneers Academy last Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew BASIS out of the water with a 72-29 final score. With the Pythons ahead 48-15 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
McKinley Tech better focus on containing Donte Taylor and Imran Buttt as the pair were huge in Digital Pioneers Academy's win. Taylor went 11 for 14 on his way to 22 points and eight rebounds, while Buttt went 8 of 10 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds. Buttt continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenneth Borders, who posted six points in addition to five boards and four steals.
Digital Pioneers Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February.
Digital Pioneers Academy pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.6 points per game. As for McKinley Tech, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.
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