Basketball Recap: Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks vs. Catholic Crusaders
Miller School of Albemarle was the 75-59 winner over Catholic when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks took a 63-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Catholic Crusaders. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), the Mavericks still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Miller School of Albemarle lost on Saturday, don't look at Ryan Crotty. Despite the final result, he scored 15 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. The matchup was Crotty's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Dyer, who had seven points in addition to three steals.
Even though they lost, Miller School of Albemarle was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Catholic only racked up six.
Ashton Walker was a one-man wrecking crew for Catholic as he dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. Walker is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Martez Harris, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Miller School of Albemarle's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. As for Catholic, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Miller School of Albemarle will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Harrisonburg HomeSchool at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Miller School of Albemarle's favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Harrisonburg HomeSchool has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road. Catholic also won't see the court for a while: their next match is against Collegiate at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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