Basketball Preview: Notre Dame Academy Irish Wolfhounds vs. Utopian Academy for the Arts
The Notre Dame Academy Irish Wolfhounds are headed away from home for the first time to face off against the Utopian Academy for the Arts Utopian Academy for the Arts at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Notre Dame Academy focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 19 on Monday.
Notre Dame Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 61-28 victory over North Georgia HomeSchool. Considering the Irish Wolfhounds' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Notre Dame Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jazlynn Brown out in front who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Brown has scored at least a third of Notre Dame Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Whiteman, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.
Notre Dame Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Utopian Academy for the Arts was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by Mt. Bethel Christian Academy 69-12.
Notre Dame Academy's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Utopian Academy for the Arts, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
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