Basketball Recap: Archmere Academy Falls Short Against Ranked Padua Academy

On Tuesday, Archmere Academy faced Padua Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Archmere Academy Auks might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 46-38 to Padua Academy, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The defeat continues a trend for the Auks in their matchups with Padua Academy: they've now lost three in a row.

Archmere Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Padua Academy, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-4.

Archmere Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 51-18 win against Wilmington Charter on the 13th. As for Padua Academy, they have also already played their next contest, a 66-35 victory against Tower Hill on the 13th.