The Boys Latin Lakers and the Glenelg Country Dragons will compete for holiday cheer at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Boys Latin's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Boys Latin is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Archbishop Spalding, who was ranked 19th at the time (Boys Latin was ranked 21st). Boys Latin fell just short of Archbishop Spalding by a score of 74-72 on Wednesday. The Lakers have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Glenelg Country waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They secured a 65-61 W over the Patriots. While the Dragons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Glenelg Country's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Boys Latin, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Boys Latin didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Glenelg Country when the teams last played back in January of 2020, but they still walked away with a 43-37 victory. Does Boys Latin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Glenelg Country turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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