On Saturday, the Lanham Christian Lions faced the St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Lanham Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Andrew's Episcopal and snuck past 53-51. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Lanham Christian has scored all year.
Lanham Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Naz Joy led the charge by scoring 14 points. The game was Joy's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Brandon Wordard, who scored 11 points.
Lanham Christian pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, their loss ended a 17-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3.
Lanham Christian's road trip will continue as they head out to face Northwest at 3:00 p.m. on December 26th. Northwest 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 138th, while Lanham Christian is ranked 19th). St. Andrew's Episcopal will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Westminster Christian at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday.
