The St. Frances Academy Panthers are ranked highly in their home state, and on Thursday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Archbishop Carroll Lions. St. Frances Academy lost to Archbishop Carroll at home by a decisive 56-41 margin.
St. Frances Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mone't Edwards, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds. Edwards also posted two blocks for the first time this season. Another player making a difference was Zoe Osby, who scored six points along with six rebounds.
Archbishop Carroll's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tiayo Adelekan, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 20 rebounds. The game was Adelekan's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyair McCoy, who scored 13 points along with six assists and six rebounds.
St. Frances Academy's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-5. As for Archbishop Carroll, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
St. Frances Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Menchville at 6:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023. Menchville has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 501 points over their last six contests. Archbishop Carroll won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Princess Anne at 7:30 p.m. on December 29, 2023. Princess Anne is on a five-game streak of home wins, Archbishop Carroll a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
