Basketball Game Preview: La Plata Warriors vs. Thomas Stone Cougars

La Plata is 1-9 against Thomas Stone since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The La Plata Warriors will be playing at home against the Thomas Stone Cougars at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Plata has three straight victories, Thomas Stone has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

La Plata will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Westlake, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. La Plata narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Westlake 49-47.

Corey Collins

Three Point Percentage (Career)

02/07/25 @ Westlake	80%
12/16/24 vs Severn Run	60%
01/24/25 @ Northern	50%
01/22/25 @ North Point	50%
01/10/25 vs St. Charles	45%

La Plata found their leader in sophomore Corey Collins, who went 6 of 8 en route to 16 points. The dominant performance also gave Collins a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (80%). Another player making a difference was McKinley Harrold, who posted 12 points.

Meanwhile, Thomas Stone took a blow against St. Charles on Monday, falling 69-35. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 239th, while St. Charles are ranked 118th).

La Plata's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Thomas Stone, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-15.

La Plata suffered a grim 69-43 defeat to Thomas Stone in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Will La Plata have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.