Glenelg Country and Calvert Hall are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Glenelg Country Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Calvert Hall Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Glenelg Country came up short against Archbishop Spalding and fell 61-53. While losing is never fun, Glenelg Country can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while Archbishop Spalding is ranked 25th).
Meanwhile, Calvert Hall pushed their score all the way to 56 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Boys Latin 61-56.
Defeat or not, Calvert Hall got some senior leadership from Tyrin Bizzelle and Brendan Johnson. Bizzelle scored 18 points along with eight rebounds, while Johnson. dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. That's the first time this season that Bizzelle pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was JT Taggart, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
Glenelg Country has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season. As for Calvert Hall, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 9-14.
Glenelg Country came up short against Calvert Hall when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 58-54. Will Glenelg Country have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
