The Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet Royals will square off against the Antioch Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Antioch is facing Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet at the wrong time: Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 71-70 to the Ravens. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (62), the Royals still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Antioch). They were the clear victor by a 62-41 margin over Lawson on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bears as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Antioch's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3.
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet came up short against Antioch in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 68-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Antioch's Jaiden Claybrook, who went 11 for 17 en route to 29 points plus five rebounds. Now that Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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