Drew will face off against the M.L. King Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Drew knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully M.L. King likes a good challenge.
Drew will head into Saturday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 37-point drubbing they dealt McNair on Saturday. Drew blew past McNair 74-37. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Drew had established a 30 point advantage.
Montrell Mckoy
| 01/25/25 vs McNair | 12 |
| 11/16/24 @ Riverdale | 11 |
| 01/24/25 @ Forest Park | 10 |
| 11/15/24 @ Mt. Zion | 9 |
| 12/03/24 @ Mays | 9 |
Drew's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Montrell Mckoy led the charge by dropping a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Mckoy a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Juelz Scott, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 16 points.
Drew smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 76 points the game before, M.L. King was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They had to suffer through a 75-29 loss at the hands of Pace Academy. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Knights are ranked 18th).
M.L. King has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. As for Drew, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11.
Drew came up short against M.L. King in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, falling 71-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of M.L. King's Emontae Gourdine, who went 8 of 18 en route to 26 points and four steals. Now that Drew knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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