Cardinals Winning Streak Snapped

On January 25, the CCBC Men's basketball team took on Prince George's Community College, falling short 77-80. 

The Cardinals fought hard against one of the best teams in the conference. After a tough first half the Cardinals put together a convincing comeback in the second half. Unfortunately, their efforts would not be enough, as the Cardinals would see their impressive four game win streak come to an end.  

To begin the first half the Cardinals would go blow for blow with Prince George's Community College. However, midway through the half Prince George's offense would find a groove, building their lead to as much as 14. The Cardinals offense would struggle in the first half, going into the break down 29-41. 

Coming out at half the Cardinals were still looking to hit their stride on offense. With 14 minutes to go in the game, the Cardinals would go on a run, kickstarted by Maurice Smith (Newton High School), who scored 6 points in the matter of 3 minutes. Darrian Jones (St. Frances Academy) would also help, scoring 7 points in 2 minutes to being a deficit that just 5 minutes ago at 15 points was now down to 1 point. With 3 minutes to go, a layup from Keith Bullock (Cardozo High School) and a three-pointer from Jalen Yates (Baltimore City College) would see the Cardinals take the lead for the first time in the game. However, Prince George's would retake the lead with a minute to go, seeing the Cardinals valiant comeback attempt fall short in the end.  

Despite the loss, the Cardinals had numerous impressive performances. The leading scorer was Maurice Smith with 19 points. Christopher Johnson (St. George's High School) would finish with 15 points and 9 rebounds. Keith Bullock finished with an impressive 14 points and 8 assists. Off the bench Darrian Jones finished with 10 points, going 3-6 from the field.  

The Cardinals are 9-12. The next matchup for the Cardinals is January 27 at Garrett College at 7pm.