Basketball Recap: Notre Dame Academy Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Dec 1, 2024, 7:15am

Basketball Recap: Notre Dame Academy Irish Wolfhounds vs. Starr's Mill Panthers

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Notre Dame Academy has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They had to suffer through a 93-59 loss at the hands of the Starr's Mill Panthers. While the Irish Wolfhounds didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Several Irish Wolfhounds players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Charles Buford, who went 7 for 17 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Andrew Spearman, who had 15 points.

Notre Dame Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Starr's Mill, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.

Notre Dame Academy will challenge Hearts Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Notre Dame Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Hearts Academy likes a good challenge. As for Starr's Mill, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Starr's Mill Panthers face off against the Fayette County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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