The Simon Gratz Bulldogs will square off against the Mastery Charter Hardy Williams Knights at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Simon Gratz has three straight wins, Mastery Charter Hardy Williams has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Saturday, Simon Gratz was fully in charge, breezing past Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech 46-16. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 20 points or more this season.
Simon Gratz relied on the efforts of Zakkiyah Lucas, who posted 20 points, and Alana Wilkerson, who put up 18 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Lucas has scored at least a third of Simon Gratz's points.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 13-13 at halftime, Mastery Charter Hardy Williams was not quite Mastery Charter South co-op [Mastery Charter Lenfest/Mastery Charter Thomas]'s equal in the second half on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 27-26 to the Bulldog.
Simon Gratz is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.1 points per game. As for Mastery Charter Hardy Williams, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
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