Leonardtown is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Annapolis is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Leonardtown Raiders will take on the Annapolis Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Maryland (Leonardtown is ranked 80th, while Annapolis is ranked 55th).
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Leonardtown can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Eagles on the road and fell 52-21. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Leonardtown in their matchups with North Point: they've now lost nine in a row.
Gretchen Fleck put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored eight points along with seven steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lauren Bowles, who scored four points.
Meanwhile, Annapolis can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They breezed by Northeast on the road to the tune of 71-32. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Annapolis had established a 23 point advantage.
Leonardtown's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-6. As for Annapolis, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Leonardtown strolled past Annapolis in their previous meeting back in February of 2022 by a score of 45-31. Does Leonardtown have another victory up their sleeve, or will Annapolis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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