On Friday, Ballou faced Cardozo in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ballou Knights lost to the Cardozo Clerks at home by a 80-62 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (59), the Knights still had to take the loss.
| 01/24/25 vs Cardozo | 20 |
| 01/18/25 vs Audenried | 14 |
| 12/16/24 vs School Without Walls | 14 |
| 12/30/24 vs Gar-Field | 13 |
| 12/13/24 vs Ron Brown | 12 |
When it comes to explaining why Ballou lost, don't look at Ryheem Benton. Despite the final result, he posted 20 points. The dominant performance gave Benton a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Deontae Brown, who put up 11 points.
Ballou's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Cardozo, their victory bumped their record up to 16-4.
Ballou didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-43 defeat against Potomac on the 27th. Cardozo has also already played their next match, a 68-60 win against Decatur on the 25th.
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