Lions
| 02/01/25 @ Avalon | 69-77 |
| 01/31/25 @ Southern Maryland Christian Academy | 71-49 |
| 01/29/25 vs The Living Water School | 70-45 |
| 01/28/25 vs Calverton | 69-36 |
| 01/25/25 vs Evergreen Christian | 65-40 |
It was a good run, but Lanham Christian unfortunately witnessed the end of their 17-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 77-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Avalon Black Knights. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lions came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Black Knights are ranked 103rd).
Lanham Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Naz Joy, who posted 18 points and six rebounds. The contest was Joy's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Brandon Williams was another key player, putting up 14 points and six boards.
Leading Avalon to victory were Toran Ayana and Jordan Fox. Ayana dropped a double-double on 29 points and 15 rebounds, while Fox scored 21 points in addition to six assists and six boards. The dominant performance gave Ayana a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Luke Arulefela, who earned seven points along with seven assists and six boards.
Lanham Christian's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 17-5. As for Avalon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-9 record this season.
Lanham Christian will take on King's Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lanham Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 17 matchups. Avalon has already played their next contest (against Covenant Life), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
