The Avalon Black Knights will face off against the Lanham Christian Lions at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Avalon comes in on four and Lanham Christian on 17.
Last Thursday, Avalon took their game with ease, bagging an 82-46 victory over Calverton. Given the Black Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while Calverton are ranked 244th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Lanham Christian's way against Southern Maryland Christian Academy on Friday as Lanham Christian made off with a 71-49 win. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.
Lanham Christian pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.1 points per game. As for Avalon, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season.
Avalon ended up a good deal behind Lanham Christian in their previous matchup back in January, losing 81-67. Can Avalon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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