The Middle College Cougars had to start their season on the road on Wednesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They took a 50-33 bruising from Math & Science College Preparatory. Middle College has struggled against Math & Science College Preparatory recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Middle College still got an impressive performance from Lebron Hasan, who scored 15 points along with 6 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Anderson, who scored 6 points along with 8 rebounds.
Middle College struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Math & Science College Preparatory racked up 19.
Sergio Lopez had an outrageously good game for Math & Science College Preparatory as he almost dropped a triple-double on 17 points, 9 assists, and 16 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Lopez has scored at least 25% of Math & Science College Preparatory's points. Another player making a difference was Samuel Castellon, who scored 10 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals.
Middle College's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Math & Science College Preparatory, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Middle College will be playing in front of their home fans against Stella High Charter Academy at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Math & Science College Preparatory, they will head out on the road to face off against Larchmont Charter at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Larchmont Charter is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
