After flying high against Woodbridge last Monday, Gainesville came back down to earth. The Gainesville Cardinals came up short against the Bishop O'Connell Knights on Wednesday, falling 59-38. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Knights are ranked 14th).
Bishop O'Connell's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Daniya Brown led the charge by putting up 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carly Sweazie, who posted 13 points.
Gainesville's loss dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Bishop O'Connell, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gainesville will challenge Patriot at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bishop O'Connell has already played their next match (against Bishop Ireton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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