The Sidwell Friends Quakers will face off against the Montverde Academy Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sidwell Friends is looking to tack on another W to their 15-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Sidwell Friends faced Maret in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Sidwell Friends walked away with a 65-55 win over Maret. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Sidwell Friends can attribute much of their success to Kendall Dudley, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 17 rebounds, and Jayda Dixon, who scored 31 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dixon has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Genesis Schneeberg, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Montverde Academy pushed their score all the way to 55 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 73-55 bruising from Long Island Lutheran. Montverde Academy has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Sidwell Friends has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season. As for Montverde Academy, their loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 20-3.
Sidwell Friends beat Montverde Academy 65-53 in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Does Sidwell Friends have another victory up their sleeve, or will Montverde Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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