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| 02/09/24 - Home | 64-28 W |
| 02/05/24 - Away | 69-24 W |
| 02/10/23 - Away | 78-40 W |
| 01/17/23 - Home | 75-18 W |
| 02/26/22 - Home | 67-37 W |
| + 5 more games |
Sidwell Friends is 10-0 against St. Andrew's Episcopal since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Sidwell Friends Quakers will look to defend their home court against the St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions at 5:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Sidwell Friends' upcoming matchup probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Etiwanda, who was ranked 25th at the time (Sidwell Friends was ranked tenth). Sidwell Friends fell 69-56 to Etiwanda on Monday. The Quakers' loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jayla Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 boards. That was a full 39.3% of Sidwell Friends' points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Fleary, who earned 17 points.
Meanwhile, it was close, but St. Andrew's Episcopal ultimately received the gift of a 67-65 win from a begrudging Lions squad. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 51 points per game.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Safa Al-Uqdah Robinson and Amelia Williams. Al-Uqdah Robinson had a solid game two weeks ago and dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Meanwhile, Williams was balling out in the loss, putting up 38 points.
St. Andrew's Episcopal's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Sidwell Friends, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 10-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Sidwell Friends has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 25.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like St. Andrew's Episcopal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.4 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Sidwell Friends against St. Andrew's Episcopal when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 64-28 victory. In that game, Sidwell Friends amassed a halftime lead of 35-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
