Basketball Recap: Joppatowne Piles Up the Points Against Fallston

Mariners

Margin (Wins)

01/08/25 @ Fallston	34
12/19/24 vs Aberdeen	14
12/26/24 @ Long Reach	11
12/17/24 @ Perryville	7
12/27/24 @ Glen Burnie	-3

Joppatowne won the last time they faced Fallston and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Joppatowne Mariners simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Fallston Cougars 69-35. The Mariners have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season.

Joppatowne's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Anthony Council led the charge by going 6 of 11 on his way to 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kishann Smith, who posted 12 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.

Joppatowne was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fallston only racked up four assists.

Despite the loss, Fallston had strong showings from Oliver Rueckert, who had ten points, and John Wirth, who put up nine points.

Joppatowne has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Fallston, they now have a losing record at 4-5.

Joppatowne will take on Kenwood at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Joppatowne's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six matches. As for Fallston, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-44 win against Bohemia Manor on the 9th.