On Wednesday, the Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers faced the Sidwell Friends Quakers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Georgetown Day was dealt a 68-34 defeat at the hands of Sidwell Friends. Georgetown Day just can't catch a break and has now endured four defeats in a row.
Defeat or not, Georgetown Day got some senior leadership from Tobias Viorst and Abe Badji. Viorst scored 14 points along with two steals, while Badji. scored nine points. That was a full 41.2% of Georgetown Day's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Georgetown Day has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Sidwell Friends, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-4.
Georgetown Day will be playing at home against Banneker at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Banneker is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 61.1 points per game. Sidwell Friends on the road again on Sunday and play against Fairfax Christian at 5:20 p.m. on January 21st. Fairfax Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten matchups -- so hopefully Sidwell Friends likes a good challenge.
