The Seneca Valley Screamin' Eagles pushed their score all the way to 69 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to New Hope Academy 74-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Tuesday (60), Seneca Valley still had to take the loss.
Seneca Valley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Korey Trone, who scored 17 points along with seven assists. That's the first time this season that Trone scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Karter Toliver, who scored eight points along with five assists.
Even though they lost, Seneca Valley were working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New Hope Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Haki Muhammad , who scored 26 points. The matchup was Muhammad 's 18th in a row with at least ten points. Uriah Augare-Deal was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
Seneca Valley has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for New Hope Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-12.
Seneca Valley will look to defend their home court on January 4, 2024 against Gaithersburg at 5:30 p.m. Gaithersburg is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak. New Hope Academy and Avalon will face off at 10:00 a.m. on December 30th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. That game will pit two of the most dominant players against one another: Trey Simmons and Muhammad.
