The Carmel School easily dispatched St. Michael the Archangel last Wednesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Carmel School Wildcats fell just short of the Christchurch School Seahorses by a score of 55-53 on Friday. The Wildcats lost against the Seahorses in their previous head to head back in February of 2020, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 52-25 score last time.
Despite the loss, The Carmel School still got an impressive performance from Kedelin Santos, who dropped a double-double on 38 points and ten boards. That was a full 71.7% of The Carmel School's points, marking the ninth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Clara Sirois, who earned nine points and eight rebounds.
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Even though they lost, The Carmel School smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
The Carmel School's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Christchurch School, they moved to 3-7 with that win, which also ended their six-game losing streak.
The Carmel School will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Grace Christian School at 5:00 p.m. on January 30th. Christchurch School has already played their next match (against St. Catherine's), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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