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| 01/22/24 - Away | 54-36 W |
| 12/13/23 - Home | 52-37 W |
| 02/15/23 - Home | 54-46 W |
| 01/20/23 - Away | 45-57 L |
| 12/13/22 - Home | 54-41 W |
| + 5 more games |
Mount Vernon has gone 8-2 against Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The two teams will face off at 7:15 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mount Vernon will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 20 points on Friday, then bounced right back against Annandale on Tuesday. Mount Vernon claimed a resounding 63-24 victory over Annandale. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-12.
Mount Vernon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tori Barnes led the charge by putting up nine points in addition to seven assists and four steals. Rachael Sykes was another key player, earning 16 points along with eight boards and five assists.
Barnes wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Mount Vernon was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They breezed by the Jaguars to the tune of 64-28. The Colonials have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 27 points or more this season.
Mount Vernon better keep an eye on Kaiden Kerkulah. She was instrumental in Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology's win, going 9 of 16 on her way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Manya Yellepeddy, who went 6 for 11 en route to 13 points.
Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.3 points per game. As for Mount Vernon, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-5 record.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Mount Vernon has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 25.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Mount Vernon strolled past Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 54-36. Does Mount Vernon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thomas Jefferson Science & Technology turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
