Two dominant guards in Jonas Agyeman and Shamir Taylor are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Thomas Stone Cougars will head out on the road to challenge St. Charles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Thomas Stone has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 437 points over their last seven contests.
On Wednesday, Thomas Stone made easy work of La Plata and carried off a 69-43 victory. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Thomas Stone had established a 24 point advantage.
Thomas Stone's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ty Woodland, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds, and Agyeman, who scored 25 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Woodland is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 13 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Jackson, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a string of 12 wins, St. Charles' good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Westlake by a score of 45-43. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as St. Charles came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Westlake is ranked 136th).
Thomas Stone's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for St. Charles, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4.
Thomas Stone took a serious blow against St. Charles in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 67-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Charles' Tajir Webster, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Now that Thomas Stone knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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