St. Paul's Girls came up into this matchup off a tough 21-point defeat last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Mount de Sales Academy Sailors by a score of 36-34 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Sailors are ranked 33rd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mount de Sales Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shelby Lewis, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Lewis has scored at least a third of Mount de Sales Academy's points. Sarah Litz was another key player, putting up six points and three steals.
St. Paul's Girls has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Mount de Sales Academy, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
St. Paul's Girls has already played their next contest (against Bryn Mawr), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mount de Sales Academy will face off against South Carroll at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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