Calverton is 0-10 against Lanham Christian since February of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. Calverton will challenge the Lanham Christian Lions at 4:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Calverton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past International High School at Largo 91-17 on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for Calverton as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Lanham Christian came tearing into Saturday's matchup with 13 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 65-40 win. The Lions pushed the score to 50-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Calverton better focus on containing Naz Joy and Dominic Carr as the pair were huge in Lanham Christian's win. Joy almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds, while Carr dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 boards. With that strong performance, Carr is now averaging an impressive 2.2 blocks per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamar Payen, who posted 11 points and eight rebounds.
Lanham Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 15 consecutive games.
Lanham Christian pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.8 points. As for Calverton, their record now sits at 4-9.
Calverton couldn't quite finish off Lanham Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can Calverton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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