Lourdes Academy was the 60-38 winner over Ferguson when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Lourdes Academy fell 43-33 to the Ferguson Falcons on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Lourdes Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while Ferguson is ranked 111th).
When it comes to explaining why Lourdes Academy lost, don't look at Sophia Sandoval. Despite the final result, she posted 13 points. That was a full 39.4% of Lourdes Academy's points, marking the 11th time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Fenane, who put up eight points.
Ferguson's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ivette Fernandez led the charge by putting up ten points and seven steals. Those seven steals gave Fernandez a new career-high. Isabella Santin was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine boards.
Lourdes Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Ferguson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-2.
Lourdes Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 36-30 loss against North Miami Beach on the 11th. Ferguson has also already played their next matchup, a 67-40 victory against TERRA Environmental on the 8th.
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