Basketball Recap: Episcopal Knights vs. Ursuline Academy Bears
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Episcopal). They were the clear victor by a 65-45 margin over the Ursuline Academy Bears on Thursday.
When it comes to explaining why Ursuline Academy lost, don't look at Lily Smith. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in field goal percentage (73%). Annabelle Tobin was another key player, earning nine points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Episcopal has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22.3 points. As for Ursuline Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.
Episcopal wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 35-32 win against Colleyville Heritage on the 6th. Ursuline Academy has also already played their next contest, a 64-39 victory against Village on the 6th.
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