Preview: Olympic Trojans vs. Berry Cardinal
The Olympic Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Berry Cardinal at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Olympic had to suffer through a rough 68-27 loss at the hands of Ardrey Kell. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Olympic in their matchups with Ardrey Kell: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the defeat, Olympic saw an underclassman step up: Chai James dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 44.4% of Olympic's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Berry's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their seventh straight defeat. They were beaten by Myers Park 70-27. While losing is never fun, Berry can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 457th, while Myers Park is ranked tenth).
Zahnia Long was Berry's leading scorer, having posted nine points.
Parker Breelove held things down on the boards with four rebounds.
Olympic's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 12-10. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 28.0 points per game. As for Berry, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17.
Olympic strolled past Berry when the teams last played back in January by a score of 46-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Olympic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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