On Wednesday, the School Without Walls Penguins faced the McKinley Tech Trainers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. School Without Walls took a serious blow against McKinley Tech, falling 70-43. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for School Without Walls in their matchups with McKinley Tech: they've now lost nine in a row.
When it comes to explaining why School Without Walls lost, one person who can't be blamed is Chidiire Nwokwu. Despite the final result, he scored 23 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Nwokwu has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Paul Joire, who scored ten points.
McKinley Tech's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ricardo Zeno led the charge by scoring ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexander Williams, who scored 11 points.
School Without Walls has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season. As for McKinley Tech, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. School Without Walls will take on Banneker at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in District of Columbia (Banneker is ranked 15th, while School Without Walls is ranked 19th). As for McKinley Tech, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Dunbar at 7:00 p.m. Dunbar will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
