The Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers lost against the Agape Christian Knights back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The matchup between both teams wasn't particularly close, with Joppa-Maple Grove falling 62-44.
Joppa-Maple Grove's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jacob Smith, who scored 16 points along with 6 rebounds. The contest was Smith's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was AJ Lyle, who scored 13 points.
Joppa-Maple Grove now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Agape Christian, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Joppa-Maple Grove won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Egyptian at 6:00 p.m. on December 8th. Hopefully Egyptian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Thursday. As for Agape Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Elverado at 6:00 p.m.
