Maret hasn't had much luck against Sidwell Friends recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Maret Frogs just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Sidwell Friends Quakers at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Maret is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They strolled past Potomac School with points to spare, taking the game 67-48. Given the Frogs' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 12th in District of Columbia, while the Panthers are ranked 107th in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sidwell Friends waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They took their match with ease, bagging a 57-18 win over the Mighty Hoppers. The Quakers pushed the score to 45-13 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mighty Hoppers had no chance of recovering from.
Maret better keep an eye on Joseph Amprey. He was instrumental in Sidwell Friends' win, putting up eight points in addition to five assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Amprey a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jadah Washington, who posted five points along with five boards and three steals.
Sidwell Friends pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points over those games. As for Maret, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-13 record this season.
Maret might still be hurting after the 52-27 loss they got from Sidwell Friends in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sidwell Friends' Ian Condon, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten rebounds. Now that Maret knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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