It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the McKinley Tech Trainers can now relate to. They took a serious blow against the Tigers on Tuesday, falling 64-31. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points McKinley Tech has scored all season.
Jayden Fort was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 16 rebounds for Jackson-Reed. Another player making a difference was Joseph Mcrae, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and five steals.
McKinley Tech's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-11. As for Jackson-Reed, the victory (which was their 17th in a row) raised their record to 30-2.
McKinley Tech will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Roosevelt at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully Roosevelt focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Tuesday. As for Jackson-Reed, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Dunbar at 6:00 p.m. on February 15th. Jackson-Reed knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 24 matches -- so hopefully Dunbar likes a good challenge.
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