McDonough lost against Lackey back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The McDonough Rams took a 72-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lackey Chargers. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Chargers are ranked 47th).
It was another big night for Isaiah Mansaray, who went 10 of 19 en route to 29 points and five boards for Lackey. The dominant performance gave Mansaray a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malik Gordon, who posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for McDonough and nudges their season record down to 11-8. As for Lackey, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. McDonough will head out to square off against Northern at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Northern knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully McDonough likes a good challenge. As for Lackey, they will square off against North Point at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Landhn Mathis and Gordon.
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