The Owings Mills Golden Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fifth straight loss. Their tough 55-35 defeat to Milford Mill Academy might stick with them for a while. Owings Mills has struggled against Milford Mill Academy recently, as their game on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Owings Mills lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Marcus Nelson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. Nelson has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Francois Bangoura, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Owings Mills has been struggling recently, as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Milford Mill Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
Owings Mills will head out on the road to face off against Dundalk at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Dundalk's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests. As for Milford Mill Academy, they will take on Lansdowne at TBD on Wednesday. Lansdowne will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Maryland Rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while Milford Mill Academy is ranked 130th).
