Basketball Game Preview: Glenelg Gladiators vs. Mt. Hebron Vikings

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Previous Games

12/18/24 - Neutral	38-65 L
02/07/24 - Away	49-56 L
12/15/23 - Home	54-61 L
01/27/23 - Neutral	41-29 W
02/10/22 - Home	67-52 W
+ 5 more games

Glenelg and Mt. Hebron are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Glenelg Gladiators will challenge the Mt. Hebron Vikings on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Wednesday, Glenelg came up short against Hammond and fell 73-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (61), the Gladiators still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Mt. Hebron waltzed into their game on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They enjoyed a cozy 70-53 win over the Scorpions. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Scorpions are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

This is the second loss in a row for Glenelg and nudges their season record down to 5-9. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points over those games. As for Mt. Hebron, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2.

Glenelg was taken down by Mt. Hebron 65-38 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can Glenelg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.