Landon is 1-9 against Georgetown Prep since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Landon Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Georgetown Prep Little Hoyas at 6:00 p.m. Landon has now lost seven straight, leaving the team is hunting for their first win since January 20.
Landon pushed their score all the way to 60 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 71-60 to St. Albans.
Despite the defeat, Landon got a solid performance out of Francis Mannino, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 45% of Landon's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Joseph Coleman was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Georgetown Prep blew past Episcopal, posting a 90-46 win at home. Given Georgetown Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fifth in Maryland, while Episcopal is ranked 92nd in Virginia), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Landon has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. As for Georgetown Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Landon suffered a grim 76-55 defeat to Georgetown Prep in their previous meeting back in January. Can Landon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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