Constitution is 8-2 against Sankofa Freedom Academy since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Constitution Generals will look to defend their home court against the Sankofa Freedom Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Constitution is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.
Constitution is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since December 29, 2023 on Thursday. They lost 70-49 to Samuel Fels. While losing is never fun, the Generals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Panthers are ranked 39th).
Nick Young
| 02/11/25 vs Paul Robeson | 16 |
| 02/13/25 @ Samuel Fels | 14 |
| 01/09/25 vs Carver High School of Engineering & Science | 10 |
| 02/07/25 vs Frankford | 9 |
| 01/28/25 @ Abraham Lincoln | 8 |
| + 18 more games |
Despite the defeat, Constitution got top-tier performance from Nick Young, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds. Young has become a key player for Constitution: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least eight boards, but 8-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Alantay Dawson, who posted ten points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Sankofa Freedom Academy came up short against Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech on Thursday and fell 66-58. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech: they've now lost three in a row.
Constitution will have to contain Nafis Dubose as he made an impact in Sankofa Freedom Academy's last game. He dropped a double-double with 21 points and 11 boards. The match was Dubose's third in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sammad West, who scored 12 points and seven rebounds.
Constitution's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for Sankofa Freedom Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Constitution couldn't quite finish off Sankofa Freedom Academy in their previous meeting back in January and fell 47-44. Can Constitution avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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