Basketball Game Recap: Calvert Cavaliers vs. McDonough Rams

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2024, 10:23am

Recap: Calvert Cavaliers vs. McDonough Rams

The Calvert Cavaliers were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They fell to McDonough 43-37. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Calvert of the 43-33 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.

Despite the loss, Calvert saw an underclassman step up: Brooke Kidwell dropped a double-double on 15 points and 21 rebounds. Hannah Graham was another key contributor, scoring five points along with six rebounds.

McDonough's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cailyn Samuel led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Samuel has scored at least a third of McDonough's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Garrison, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.

Calvert's loss dropped their record down to 2-20. As for McDonough, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.

Calvert does not have any more games scheduled as of now. McDonough also has no future games currently scheduled.

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