Friendly lost against Tuscarora back in December of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Friendly Patriots fell 46-39 to the Tuscarora Huskies. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 248th in Maryland, while the Huskies are ranked 112th in Virginia).
| 12/30/24 vs Tuscarora | 9 |
| 02/13/24 vs Potomac | 7 |
| 12/27/24 @ Edison | 6 |
| 12/19/23 vs Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South | 5 |
| 02/05/24 @ High Point | 5 |
Loss or not, Friendly got some senior leadership from Jeremiah Roach and Khamari Dowery. Roach posted seven points in addition to nine rebounds and five assists, while Dowery had five points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Roach a new career-high in rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Richardson, who put up three points.
Even though they lost, Friendly smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Friendly has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Tuscarora, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Friendly is taking a road trip to square off against Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South at 7:00 p.m. on January 7th. Chesapeake Math & IT Academy South is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.5 points per game this season. As for Tuscarora, they will face off against Freedom at 7:00 p.m. on January 6th.
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