Crofton lost against Arundel back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Crofton took a 69-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Arundel Wildcats. While losing is never fun, Crofton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while Arundel is ranked 82nd).
Arundel's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Javeon Reed led the charge by going 6 of 13 en route to 17 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds. Reed has been hot recently, having also posted five or more steals the last four times he's played. Phoenix Eggleston was another key player, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Crofton and nudges their season record down to 4-11. As for Arundel, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crofton will challenge South River at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South River's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Arundel, they will venture away from home to face off against Meade at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Meade is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Arundel a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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