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| 01/15/25 - Away | 69-86 L |
| 12/06/24 - Home | 70-67 W |
| 01/15/24 - Away | 59-56 W |
| 12/01/23 - Home | 60-66 L |
| 01/20/23 - Away | 52-47 W |
| + 5 more games |
John Carroll and Loyola Blakefield are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The John Carroll Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Loyola Blakefield Dons at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
John Carroll heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took a 60-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Loyola Blakefield came up short against Archbishop Spalding on Tuesday and fell 70-63. While losing is never fun, the Dons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Cavaliers are ranked fifth).
Loyola Blakefield has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 18-16 record this season. John Carroll's defeat dropped their record down to 13-13.
John Carroll lost to Loyola Blakefield at home by a decisive 86-69 margin when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Loyola Blakefield's Mason Ellison, who posted 41 points. Now that John Carroll knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
