Recap: Collegiate Cougars vs. Catholic Crusaders
It was a good run, but the Collegiate Cougars unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They were dealt a 62-26 defeat at the hands of Catholic. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Collegiate has scored all season.
Collegiate's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Clare Aman, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds, and Josie Smalley who scored seven points. That was a full 42.3% of Collegiate's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Collegiate's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5. As for Catholic, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-6.
Collegiate will challenge St. Anne's-Belfield at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Anne's-Belfield presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Collegiate in Virginia (St. Anne's-Belfield is ranked 12th, while Collegiate is ranked 83rd). As for Catholic, they will be playing at home against Norfolk Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
