The Calvert Hall Cardinals's homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Gilman Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Calvert Hall will be strutting in after a victory while the Greyhounds will be coming in after a loss.
Last Wednesday, Calvert Hall escaped with a win against the Eagles by the margin of a single free throw, 50-49.
Brendan Johnson was his usual excellent self, scoring 30 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Calvert Hall's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyrin Bizzelle, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists.
Meanwhile, Gilman's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fifth straight loss. The match between them and Mount St. Joseph wasn't particularly close, with Gilman falling 72-53. While losing is never fun, Gilman can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Gaels are ranked sixth).
Calvert Hall is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-15 record this season. As for Gilman, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Calvert Hall beat the Greyhounds 55-48 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Does Calvert Hall have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Greyhounds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
