The William Penn Colonials will head out on the road to take on the St. Georges Tech Hawks at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with William Penn sitting on four straight victories and St. Georges Tech on eight.
Last Saturday, William Penn faced Howard in a battle between two of the state's top teams. William Penn came out on top against Howard by a score of 55-46.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led St. Georges Tech over Hodgson Vo-Tech in every quarter on their way to victory on Monday. St. Georges Tech took down Hodgson Vo-Tech 68-50. Given St. Georges Tech's advantage in MaxPreps' Delaware basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Hodgson Vo-Tech is ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blair Thomas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Emory Womack, who scored six points along with three steals.
William Penn's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. As for St. Georges Tech, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
William Penn strolled past St. Georges Tech in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a score of 68-50. The rematch might be a little tougher for William Penn since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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