Preview: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Columbia Academy Bulldogs
After two games on the road, Notre Dame is heading back home. They will take on the Columbia Academy Bulldogs at TBD on Wednesday. Notre Dame will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 181st, while Columbia Academy is ranked 28th).
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Notre Dame can now relate to. They were dealt a 70-42 loss at the hands of the Seahawks on Friday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Notre Dame in their matchups with Silverdale Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Columbia Academy scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Saturday. They snuck past Goodpasture Christian with a 90-86 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Jeremy Jackson, who dropped a triple-double on 30 points, 15 rebounds, and 11 assists. It was the first time this season that he posted eight or more assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Davenport, who scored 20 points.
Notre Dame's loss dropped their record down to 12-20. As for Columbia Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
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