On Wednesday, Banneker faced McKinley Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Banneker Bulldogs received a blow as they fell 84-67 to the McKinley Tech Trainers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (59), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Banneker's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-8. As for McKinley Tech, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Banneker will square off against Roosevelt at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Roosevelt's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for McKinley Tech, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Woodson at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. McKinley Tech is facing Woodson at the right time seeing as Woodson is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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