Basketball Recap: Archbishop Mccarthy Wins Going Away Against Lourdes Academy

Archbishop McCarthy hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They blew past Lourdes Academy 42-22 on Monday. For the Mavericks, this counts as revenge for the 65-18 victory Lourdes Academy walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2022.

Despite the loss, Lourdes Academy still got an impressive performance from Sophia Sandoval, who posted nine points. That was a full 40.9% of Lourdes Academy's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.

Archbishop McCarthy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-8 record this season. As for Lourdes Academy, they moved to 6-4 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Archbishop McCarthy has already played their next contest, a 47-16 win against Taravella on the 18th. As for Lourdes Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-44 victory against Mater Academy Charter on the 17th.