St. Andrew's Episcopal hasn't had much luck against Sidwell Friends recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they will face off against the Sidwell Friends Quakers at 5:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Two weeks ago, St. Andrew's Episcopal had just enough and edged Jordan Christian Prep out 67-65. With that victory, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 51 points per game.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Safa Al-Uqdah Robinson and Amelia Williams. Al-Uqdah Robinson had a solid game and dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 boards. Meanwhile, Williams was balling out in the loss, putting up 38 points.
Meanwhile, Sidwell Friends and Etiwanda (ranked tenth and 25th in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile matchup on Monday. Sidwell Friends fell 69-56 to Etiwanda. The Quakers' loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
St. Andrew's Episcopal will need focus on slowing down Jayla Jackson, one of several Sidwell Friends players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 39.3% of Sidwell Friends' points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Fleary, who put up 17 points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sidwell Friends fell to 10-1. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: St. Andrew's Episcopal has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 34.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Sidwell Friends struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
St. Andrew's Episcopal was taken down by Sidwell Friends 64-28 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Andrew's Episcopal was down 35-11.
