Flowers entered their game against Laurel on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Flowers Jaguars fell just short of the Laurel Spartans by a score of 79-77. The Jaguars were not able to make up for their defeat to the Spartans from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
| 02/03/25 vs Laurel | 29 |
| 01/23/25 vs Bowie | 24 |
| 01/25/25 @ Douglass | 18 |
| 01/28/25 @ Bladensburg | 12 |
| 01/27/25 @ Parkdale | 7 |
Despite the loss, Flowers saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brandon Brooks went 9 for 17 on his way to 29 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brooks has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Tyrell Bowles, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards.
Amadou Kaloga continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Laurel, going 10 of 12 en route to 26 points. Kaloga's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Brown, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Flowers' defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-2. As for Laurel, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Flowers didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-62 victory against Wise on the 4th. Laurel has also already played their next match, an 89-62 win against High Point on the 4th.
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