The Calvert Cavaliers will venture away from home to take on the La Plata Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Calvert is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Calvert is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Lackey on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Calvert had to suffer through a 62-34 loss at the hands of Lackey. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Chargers are ranked 78th).
Meanwhile, La Plata entered their game against St. Charles on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. La Plata fell to St. Charles 60-56. The Warriors were up 30-16 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Despite the loss, La Plata saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Corey Collins went 7 for 15 on his way to 19 points. Those 19 points set a new season-high mark for Collins. The team also got some help courtesy of Makai Fitch, who posted ten points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, La Plata smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matchups.
La Plata's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Calvert, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10-1.
Calvert might still be hurting after the 60-34 defeat they got from La Plata in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Plata's Karon Allen, who went 8 of 10 on his way to 21 points and seven steals. Now that Calvert knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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