This season hasn't been kind to the Southwestern Sabers, who are still winless after their sixth matchup. The New Year welcomed they with a 80-15 whooping from Carver Vo-Tech on Thursday. Southwestern has struggled against Carver Vo-Tech recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Carver Vo-Tech was led to victory by Desmond Handon and Kaiden Matthews. Handon scored 15 points along with six assists, while Matthews scored 12 points along with seven steals and five assists. Handon also posted two blocks for the first time this season. Another player making a difference was David Ross, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Southwestern's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 0-6. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 14.3 points per game. As for Carver Vo-Tech, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southwestern won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Chesapeake Science Point at 6:00 p.m. on January 5th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Maryland (Chesapeake Science Point is ranked 272nd, while Southwestern is ranked 279th). As for Carver Vo-Tech, they will head out on the road to face off against Archbishop Curley at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
