Howard came up into this matchup off a tough 21-point defeat last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Hammond Golden Bears by a score of 65-62 on Monday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lions came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 233rd).
Despite the loss, Howard still got an impressive performance from Griffin Garner, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 22 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Stefan Armour, who posted nine points.
Howard is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-5. As for Hammond, their victory bumped their record up to 3-9.
Howard has already played their next match (against Long Reach), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hammond will be playing at home against Glenelg at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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