Recap: Sidwell Friends Quakers vs. Long Island Lutheran Crusaders
The Sidwell Friends Quakers and the Long Island Lutheran Crusaders (ranked five and two in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile game. Sidwell Friends ended up on the wrong side of a tough 63-42 walloping at the hands of Long Island Lutheran on Monday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Sidwell Friends has scored all season.
When it comes to explaining why Sidwell Friends lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kendall Dudley. Despite the final result, she scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Dudley has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Zania Socka, who scored eight points.
Sidwell Friends struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Sidwell Friends and nudges their season record down to 21-5. As for Long Island Lutheran, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 20-1.
Sidwell Friends will be playing at home against Flint Hill at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sidwell Friends is coming into the contest with 19 straight defeats at home, meaning Flint Hill will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Long Island Lutheran, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 114-38 victory vs. Ursuline Academy on the 21st.
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