Avalon lost against Lanham Christian back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Avalon Black Knights lost to the Lanham Christian Lions at home by a 81-67 margin. While losing is never fun, the Black Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Lions are ranked 35th).
Avalon lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Luke Arulefela, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 17 points and four steals. Arulefela continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Toran Ayana was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine boards.
Lanham Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Trey Ray out in front who went 9 of 16 en route to 20 points and eight rebounds. Ray's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jamar Payen, who went 8 for 13 on his way to 17 points and five boards.
Avalon's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Lanham Christian, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 11-4.
Avalon wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 70-40 victory against Calverton on the 14th. As for Lanham Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 80-58 win against King's Christian Academy on the 14th.
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