The Landon Bears's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their seventh straight loss. They fell 71-60 to St. Albans. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the loss, Landon still got an impressive performance from Francis Mannino, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 45% of Landon's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Joseph Coleman, who scored 11 points along with four steals.
Landon struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as St. Albans pulled down ten offensive rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Albans to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaylen Wills, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Polk, who scored 18 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Landon has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. As for St. Albans, their win bumped their record up to 14-9.
Landon will head out on the road to square off against Georgetown Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Landon is coming into the contest with four straight losses on the road, meaning Georgetown Prep will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for St. Albans, they will face off against Bullis at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bullis will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something St. Albans surely won't give up without a fight.
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