The Southwestern Sabers will head out on the road to square off against the Carver Vo-Tech Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Southwestern has struggled recently with 21 defeats in a row, while Carver Vo-Tech will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Southwestern was beaten by Lake Clifton 59-9. While losing is never fun, Southwestern can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while Lake Clifton is ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, even though Digital Harbor scored an imposing 61 points on Thursday, Carver Vo-Tech still came out on top. Carver Vo-Tech took down Digital Harbor 77-61.
Desmond Handon and Dorrian Sands were among the main playmakers for Carver Vo-Tech as the former scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and the latter dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. Handon continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Mehkai Tindall was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Southwestern dropped their record down to 0-13 with that defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Carver Vo-Tech, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.
Southwestern took a serious blow against Carver Vo-Tech in their previous meeting back in January, falling 80-15. Can Southwestern avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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