Basketball Recap: Laurel Takes Down Blair in a Playoff Battle

Laurel extended their postseason success on Thursday against Blair. They came out on top against the Blair Blazers by a score of 71-62. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Blazers are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Jermaine Taylor

Points

03/06/25 vs Blair	26
03/04/25 vs Northwood	26
02/26/25 vs Largo	22
02/21/25 vs River Hill	21

Jermaine Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 53% from the field on his way to 26 points. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Brown, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds.

Laurel smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive matches.

Laurel is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. Blair's defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.

Laurel has already played their next game, a 74-62 win against Mergenthaler Vo-Tech on the 8th. Blair does not have any more games scheduled as of now.