Basketball Recap: Leonardtown Skates Past Calvert with Ease

A well-balanced attack led Leonardtown over Calvert in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Leonardtown Raiders blew the Calvert Cavaliers out of the water with a 56-15 final score. That looming 56-15 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Raiders yet this season.

Leonardtown's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gretchen Fleck, who posted eight points along with five boards and four steals. Fleck has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Piper Tarleton, who put up six points and four steals.

Leonardtown was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Raiders

Previous 5 Games

12/27/24 vs Calvert	56-15
12/21/24 vs North Hagerstown	42-24
12/13/24 vs Chopticon	61-33
12/10/24 @ Model Secondary School for the Deaf	46-16
12/07/24 vs Roosevelt	52-28

The win keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.2 points per game. As for Calvert, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Leonardtown didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 53-38 loss against Bowie on the 28th. As for Calvert, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 65-13 defeat against St. Charles on the 3rd.