Walter Johnson lost against Magruder back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Walter Johnson Wildcats received a blow as they fell 73-55 to the Magruder Colonels. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Colonels are ranked 113th).
Gerald Suarez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Magruder, going 9 for 19 en route to 26 points. Suarez has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Wil Dabbondanza was another key player, going 6 of 11 on his way to 18 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Walter Johnson and nudges their season record down to 2-13. As for Magruder, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Walter Johnson has already played their next matchup (against Bethesda-Chevy Chase), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Magruder will square off against Einstein at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Einstein: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Magruder has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
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