The Poly Engineers will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Mt. Zion Prep Academy Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Poly will be strutting in after a win while Mt. Zion Prep Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
On Thursday, Poly earned a 49-37 victory over Dunbar. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Engineers.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion Prep Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 45-41 to Pallotti. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Warriors came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Panthers are ranked 37th).
Poly is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Mt. Zion Prep Academy, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 15-6.
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