The Springbrook Blue Devils are taking a road trip to square off against the Paint Branch Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Springbrook's last matchup with Whitman could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's contest on Friday. The Blue Devils lost 77-55 to the Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Vikings are ranked 17th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Obed Nkrumah, who went 5-for-6 en route to 12 points. Bassirou Senghore also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Meanwhile, Paint Branch entered their tilt with Damascus on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 67-64 victory over the Hornets.
Paint Branch had a senior duo take command as Alim Whyte-Sesay almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine boards and Kahlil Fountain shot 50% from the field on his way to 24 points. Fountain continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Issac Derege, who posted 12 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Springbrook and nudges their season record down to 4-15. As for Paint Branch, their win bumped their record up to 15-5.
Springbrook lost to Paint Branch on the road by a decisive 90-72 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2025. Can the Blue Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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