The Mount St. Joseph Gaels are ranked highly in their home state, and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Sidwell Friends Quakers. Mount St. Joseph took a 45-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sidwell Friends. Mount St. Joseph's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Leading Sidwell Friends to victory were Jalen Rougier-roane and Acaden Lewis. Rougier-roane scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks, while Lewis dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Lewis has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played.
Mount St. Joseph's defeat dropped their record down to 17-2. As for Sidwell Friends, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mount St. Joseph will take on McDonogh at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mount St. Joseph is coming into the game with 25 straight defeats at home, meaning McDonogh will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Sidwell Friends, they and St. Andrew's Episcopal will face off at 5:45 p.m. on February 6th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. St. Andrew's Episcopal knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six games -- so hopefully Sidwell Friends likes a good challenge.
