Long Reach is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Atholton is on a eight-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Long Reach Lightning will take on the Atholton Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Long Reach's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 13 contests.
Long Reach pushed their score all the way to 66 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 74-66 to River Hill. Long Reach has not had much luck with River Hill recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Atholton's strategy against Wilde Lake on Monday. Atholton came out on top against Wilde Lake by a score of 66-59. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Atholton's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Deion Dent, who scored 16 points along with five assists and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Inabinet, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
Long Reach's loss ended a 17-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 19-2. As for Atholton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Long Reach beat Atholton 64-54 in their previous matchup back in January. Will Long Reach repeat their success, or does Atholton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
