Loch Raven is 0-10 against Pikesville since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Loch Raven Raiders will square off against the Pikesville Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
With a playoff game on the line, Loch Raven rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Wolverines 59-23 at home. The win was just what Loch Raven needed coming off of a 75-44 defeat in their prior contest.
Loch Raven had a senior duo take command as Maya Gordon dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds and Meona Boykin almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, ten rebounds, and nine steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gordon has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Morgan Jones, who scored four points along with 11 rebounds and seven steals.
Meanwhile, Pikesville entered their tilt with Loch Raven with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. Pikesville simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Loch Raven 75-44 at home.
Pikesville found their leader in underclassman Mariah Jones-Bey, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine assists. Jones-Bey hasn't dropped below two steals for ten straight games. Bree Taylor was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with two steals.
Loch Raven's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Pikesville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Loch Raven have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 23.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Pikesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Loch Raven was dealt a bruising 75-44 defeat at the hands of Pikesville in their previous meeting last Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones-Bey, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine assists. Now that Loch Raven knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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