The Northside Baptist Christian Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Joppa-Maple Grove Rangers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Northside Baptist Christian had to start their season on the road last Monday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They fell 71-62 to Egyptian.
Meanwhile, everything went Joppa-Maple Grove's way against Dongola on Friday as Joppa-Maple Grove made off with a 74-48 win. The victory was just what Joppa-Maple Grove needed coming off of a 73-41 loss in their prior matchup.
Joppa-Maple Grove's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Maurice Zabala, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Zabala has scored at least 25% of Joppa-Maple Grove's points. Another player making a difference was Caleb Hinman, who scored 14 points along with 5 steals.
Northside Baptist Christian's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Joppa-Maple Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Northside Baptist Christian couldn't quite finish off Joppa-Maple Grove when the teams last played back in February and fell 51-49. Can Northside Baptist Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
