Basketball Recap: Cathedral Academy Takes a Loss

Cathedral Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 52-41 to the Patrick Henry Academy Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Generals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Patriots are ranked 111th).

When it comes to explaining why Cathedral Academy lost, don't look at Madison Jackson. Despite the final result, she posted 26 points. Those 26 points gave Jackson a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Raven Williams, who scored seven points.

Lillian Lucas was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds for Patrick Henry Academy. The match was Lucas' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Laney Futch, who earned four points in addition to 16 boards and six assists.

Cathedral Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Patrick Henry Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-4.

Cathedral Academy will square off against Pee Dee Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pee Dee Academy's defense has only allowed 23 points per game this season, so Cathedral Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. Patrick Henry Academy has already played their next contest, a 46-27 victory against Calhoun Academy on the 14th.