On Friday, the Friendship Collegiate Academy Knights faced the McKinley Tech Trainers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Friendship Collegiate Academy strolled past McKinley Tech with points to spare, taking the game 39-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Friendship Collegiate Academy.
Friendship Collegiate Academy found their leader in underclassman Jonae McKnight, who scored three points along with 13 steals and five assists. Those 13 steals set a new season-high mark for her. London Gailbraith was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Friendship Collegiate Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for McKinley Tech, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Friendship Collegiate Academy and Our Lady of Mount Carmel will round out the year against one another at 2:30 p.m. on Friday at. Our Lady of Mount Carmel will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 65th in Maryland, while Friendship Collegiate Academy is ranked eighth in District of Columbia). McKinley Tech won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Roosevelt at 12:00 p.m. on December 30, 2023.
