Basketball Recap: Dover Falls Short Against Ranked Padua Academy

On Friday, Dover faced Padua Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dover Senators received a blow as they fell 47-31 to Padua Academy. The contest marked the Senators' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Dover has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-8 record this season. As for Padua Academy, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-3.

Dover didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 47-31 defeat against Padua Academy on the 18th. Padua Academy has also already played their next contest (against Mount Pleasant), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.