Basketball Recap: Payton Latimer's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Mount De Sales Academy over John Milledge Academy

Mount de Sales Academy came up into this matchup off a tough 35-point defeat last Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the John Milledge Academy Trojans by a score of 45-42 on Friday. The Cavaliers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Trojans earlier this season, when they won 54-41.

Mount de Sales Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Payton Latimer, who went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points and seven boards. Another player making a difference was Kenadi Lightfoot, who posted 13 points.

Mount de Sales Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season. As for John Milledge Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-14.

Mount de Sales Academy has already played their next contest, a 59-22 win against Windsor Academy on the 8th. John Milledge Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.