Basketball Recap: Damascus Comes Up Short

Damascus lost against Magruder back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Damascus Hornets lost 55-30 to the Magruder Colonels. The matchup marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Wil Dabbondanza continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Magruder, going 6 of 11 en route to 14 points. Ethan Crandall was another key player, putting up five points in addition to five boards and five steals.

Hornets

Previous 5 Games

01/13/25 vs Magruder	30-55
01/10/25 vs Watkins Mill	68-57
12/20/24 vs Clarksburg	58-38
12/18/24 vs Einstein	65-25
12/16/24 vs Sherwood	47-67

Damascus moved to 4-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Magruder, the win got them back to even at 5-5.

Damascus has already played their next contest (against Quince Orchard), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Magruder will be playing in front of their home fans against Watkins Mill at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Magruder is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season.