The Meade Mustangs will square off against the Laurel Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meade knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 25 matches -- so hopefully Laurel likes a good challenge.
Meade is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Leonardtown as Meade made off with a 72-49 win. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Ashton Turman
| 03/08/25 vs Leonardtown | 26 |
| 01/24/25 vs Northeast | 24 |
| 12/22/23 vs Northeast | 24 |
| 12/27/24 @ Walter Johnson | 23 |
| 02/07/25 vs Annapolis | 22 |
Meade's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ashton Turman, who posted 26 points. The dominant performance gave Turman a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Keon Scott, who scored 20 points.
Meanwhile, Laurel entered their tilt with Mergenthaler Vo-Tech on Saturday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 74-62. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Mustangs are ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meade better keep an eye on Jermaine Taylor. He was instrumental in Laurel's win, shooting 63% from the field on his way to 30 points. Thanks to that strong game, Taylor now owns an excellent 45.3% field goal percentage. Christian Brown was another key player, going 5-for-9 to rack up 17 points and six boards.
Meade pushed their record up to 23-3 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.1 points over those games. As for Laurel, their win bumped their record up to 22-4.
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