While it was all tied up 24-24 at halftime, Egyptian was not quite Joppa-Maple Grove's equal in the second half on Thursday. They fell 54-44 to the Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers. That's two games in a row now that the Pharaohs have lost by exactly ten points.
Several Pharaohs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Will Lessar, who posted six points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendrick Williams, who put up 11 points and five boards.
Marcus Stallings had an outrageously good game for Joppa-Maple Grove as he went 11 of 23 en route to 23 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Stallings a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Aiden Messer, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 13 points.
Egyptian has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. As for Joppa-Maple Grove, their win ended a 14-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-15.
Egyptian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 87-35 defeat against Galatia on the 18th. As for Joppa-Maple Grove, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 60-54 loss against Shawnee on the 20th.
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