Northside Baptist Christian was the 65-34 winner over Joppa-Maple Grove when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Northside Baptist Christian Lions fell just short of the Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers by a score of 61-58 on Thursday.
Joppa-Maple Grove's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marcus Stallings, who went 6-for-15 to rack up 17 points and six rebounds. Stallings' evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Aiden Messer, who posted 17 points and six boards.
Northside Baptist Christian now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Joppa-Maple Grove, their win bumped their record up to 3-23.
Northside Baptist Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Joppa-Maple Grove will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Crab Orchard at 6:00 p.m. on February 24th.
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