The Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet Royals will be playing at home against the Hume-Fogg Blue Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet pushed their score all the way to 64 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 65-64 to Glencliff. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game two weeks ago (63), Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Hume-Fogg waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They came out on top against Lawson by a score of 49-40.
Hume-Fogg can attribute much of their success to Michael Nwoye, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 rebounds, and Alonzo Rhodes, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Rhodes hasn't dropped below 15points for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Rucker, who scored five points.
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet has been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Hume-Fogg, they pushed their record up to 11-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet couldn't quite finish off Hume-Fogg in their previous meeting on January 9th and fell 57-55. Will Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet 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.
