Recap: Brandywine Heights Area Bullets vs. Charles J. Colgan Sharks
After a string of three wins, the Brandywine Heights Area Bullets's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were dealt a 56-18 defeat at the hands of Charles J. Colgan. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Brandywine Heights Area came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 20th in Pennsylvania, while Charles J. Colgan is ranked 170th in Virginia).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brandywine Heights Area struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Charles J. Colgan pulled down 16.
Brianna Long continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Charles J. Colgan, scoring 19 points along with 7 rebounds and 4 steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Long has scored at least 25% of Charles J. Colgan's points. Mariah Barksdale was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 3 steals.
Brandywine Heights Area's defeat dropped their record down to 3-1. As for Charles J. Colgan, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Brandywine Heights Area is on the road again on Friday and play against Tulpehocken at 7:00 p.m. on December 15th. As for Charles J. Colgan, they will face off against New Town at 10:55 a.m. on Saturday.
