The Southern Academy Cougars put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Patrician Academy 31-16. This was payback for Southern Academy, who suffered a 54-39 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Southern Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Madeline Chapman, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Chapman is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Abby Sluder, who scored six points along with 15 rebounds and three blocks.
Southern Academy pushed their record up to 9-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Patrician Academy, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-1.
Southern Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Morgan Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 5th. Patrician Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Sparta Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 5th. Hopefully Sparta Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Tuesday.
