The Joppatowne Mariners waltzed into their game on Thursday with three straight wins but they left with four. They snuck past Edgewood with a 62-58 victory. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Joppatowne was led to victory by Phil Clark and Kishann Smith. Clark scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and six steals, while Smith dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 rebounds. Smith has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Calil Thorne, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds.
Joppatowne has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Edgewood, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.
Joppatowne didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 85-53 win vs. Rising Sun on the 16th. Edgewood will be playing in front of their home fans against Havre de Grace at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Edgewood is coming into the game with three straight defeats at home, meaning Havre de Grace will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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