Basketball Game Preview: Sidwell Friends Quakers vs. St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions

Sidwell Friends has gone 10-0 against St. Andrew's Episcopal recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Sidwell Friends Quakers will challenge the St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions at 5:45 p.m. Sidwell Friends will be strutting in after a victory while St. Andrew's Episcopal will be coming in after a loss.

Sidwell Friends is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Potomac School, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Sidwell Friends was ranked third). Sidwell Friends walked away with a 54-44 win over Potomac School on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Quakers.

Sidwell Friends can attribute much of their success to Ava Yoon, who posted 15 points, and Genesis Schneeberg, who earned 14 points. The dominant performance gave Schneeberg a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Autumn Fleary, who scored nine points.

Meanwhile, St. Andrew's Episcopal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 46-41 heartbreaker at the hands of Georgetown Visitation Prep.

Sidwell Friends will have to keep a close watch on Soliya Solomon and Anna Beth Tsai-Turton, a pair of players who had a big impact on St. Andrew's Episcopal's prior game. Solomon had 16 points, while Tsai-Turton put up 14 points. Tsai-Turton is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Safa Al-Uqdah Robinson was another key player, putting up seven points.

Sidwell Friends' victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.

Everything came up roses for Sidwell Friends against St. Andrew's Episcopal in their previous meeting on Saturday, as the squad secured a 68-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sidwell Friends since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.