The Lanham Christian Lions will square off against the Southern Maryland Christian Academy Mustangs at TBD on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lanham Christian put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 75-50 margin over The Living Water School. With Lanham Christian ahead 49-23 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Lanham Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jamar Payen out in front who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and two blocks. It was the first time this season that Payen posted two or more blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakari Wilson, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Southern Maryland Christian Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight defeat. They fell just short of King's Christian Academy by a score of 76-74. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (59), Southern Maryland Christian Academy still had to take the loss.
Lanham Christian pushed their record up to 20-4 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 27.5 points. As for Southern Maryland Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-15.
Lanham Christian took their win against Southern Maryland Christian Academy when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 81-58. In that game, Lanham Christian amassed a halftime lead of 45-21, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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