The Damascus Hornets lost against the Magruder Colonels back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Damascus took a 65-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Magruder. 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 205th, while Magruder is ranked 54th).
It was another big night for Aiden Dabbondanza, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 rebounds for Magruder. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Dabbondanza has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Zeke Dabbondanza, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds.
Damascus' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-11. As for Magruder, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Damascus will challenge Whitman at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Whitman's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 16 matchups. As for Magruder, they will head out on the road to take on Sherwood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sherwood knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight matches -- so hopefully Magruder likes a good challenge.
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