Basketball Preview: The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans vs. Takoma Academy Tigers
The Academy of the Holy Cross Tartans will square off against the Takoma Academy Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Academy of the Holy Cross has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 198 points over their last three contests.
If Takoma Academy heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when The Academy of the Holy Cross took over last week. The Academy of the Holy Cross came out on top against St. Andrew's Episcopal by a score of 59-50 on Friday.
The Academy of the Holy Cross can attribute much of their success to Rachel Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 18 rebounds, and Zoey Seymour, who earned 18 points plus five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jenna Jefferson, who had ten points in addition to six rebounds.
The Academy of the Holy Cross was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Andrew's Episcopal only racked up seven.
Meanwhile, after a string of 12 wins dating back to last season, Takoma Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 61-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clinton Grace. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Takoma Academy fell to 2-1. As for The Academy of the Holy Cross, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
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