The Potomac School Panthers will square off against the Flint Hill Huskies at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Potomac School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Georgetown Day, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Potomac School was ranked ninth). Everything went Potomac School's way against Georgetown Day on Wednesday as Potomac School made off with a 77-52 win. With the Panthers ahead 48-24 at the half, the game was all but over already.
| 01/22/25 vs Georgetown Day | 16 |
| 12/26/24 @ Sanford | 12 |
| 12/19/24 vs Flint Hill | 10 |
| 01/15/25 vs St. Andrew's Episcopal | 8 |
| 01/09/25 vs Saint James | 8 |
Potomac School can attribute much of their success to Daniel Russell, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards, and Logan Jones, who went 5 for 12 en route to 17 points and six rebounds. Those 16 points gave Russell a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Akim Iscandari, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
Potomac School was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Flint Hill fought the good fight in their overtime match against Benedictine on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cadets by a score of 68-65. The Huskies were up 41-21 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Flint Hill is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8. As for Potomac School, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Potomac School lost to Flint Hill on the road by a decisive 81-64 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Can Potomac School avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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