The Howard Lions basketball team scored 56 points and limited the visiting Marriotts Ridge to 17 in the Lions league triumph on Saturday.

The Lions now have a 7-2 record. They play next when they host Long Reach for a Howard County game on Tuesday, January 7. Howard will confront a Lightning team coming off a 56-52 non-league win over Dunbar (Baltimore, MD). The Lightning record now stands at 3-3.

With the loss, Marriotts Ridge falls to 0-7 on the campaign. The travel to Centennial (Ellicott City, MD) to confront the Eagles in a Howard County game on Wednesday, January 8. The Eagles go into the game with a record of 1-4. Centennial lost 57-25 in their recent league game against Oakland Mills (Columbia, MD)