After flying high against Monsignor Donovan Catholic last Friday, Briarwood Academy came back down to earth. The Briarwood Academy Buccaneers took a 56-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Edmund Burke Academy Spartans on Tuesday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Buccaneers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 51-25 back in January.
Despite the defeat, Briarwood Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kelleyanne Mooney posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Hensley Vann, who put up ten points.
Leila Eastmead was her usual excellent self, going 5 of 11 on her way to 17 points and seven steals for Edmund Burke Academy. The matchup was Eastmead's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Palmer, who earned 17 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
Briarwood Academy's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6. As for Edmund Burke Academy, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-3.
Briarwood Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Augusta Prep Day at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Briarwood Academy is facing Augusta Prep Day at the right time seeing as Augusta Prep Day is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Edmund Burke Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 59-48 victory against Glascock County on the 6th.
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