The King/Drew Golden Eagles will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Inglewood Sentinels at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. King/Drew is looking for their season's first victory.
King/Drew's tournament run continued when they took on Poly on Thursday. King/Drew took a blow against Poly, falling 57-30. The match marked the Golden Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Inglewood faced Roosevelt in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Inglewood took a 110-92 bruising from Roosevelt. The Sentinels' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
King/Drew will have to contain Jason Crowe Jr as he made an impact in Inglewood's last game. He went 13 for 19 on his way to 41 points and four steals. That was a full 44.6% of Inglewood's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Danaus Cockrell, who went 10 of 14 on his way to 23 points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Even though they lost, Inglewood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
King/Drew's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Inglewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
King/Drew came up short against Inglewood in their previous matchup back in December of 2017, falling 61-52. Will King/Drew have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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