The Whitman Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Damascus Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Whitman has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,085 points over their last 16 matchups.
Whitman pushed their score all the way to 62 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 74-62 to Bethesda-Chevy Chase.
Despite the loss, Whitman had strong showings from Thomas Farrell, who scored 18 points, and Sean Curran, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Colby Gilmore, who scored nine points.
Whitman struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Damascus came up short against Magruder on Friday and fell 65-52. While losing is never fun, Damascus can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while Magruder is ranked 59th).
Whitman's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5. As for Damascus, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
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