Albemarle School lost against Lawrence Academy back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Albemarle School Colts took a 51-33 bruising from the Lawrence Academy Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Warriors are ranked 146th).
Albemarle School's loss came despite strong showings from Braelyne Brewer and Addison Delosreyes. Brewer almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards, while Delosreyes posted nine points along with six rebounds and three blocks.
Lawrence Academy was led to victory by Claire Smith and Jaslene Etheridge. Smith dropped a double-double on 22 points and 17 rebounds, while Etheridge dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards. Smith has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 14 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ellie Farmer, who put up five points and six assists.
Albemarle School's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6. As for Lawrence Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Albemarle School didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 40-37 loss against Ridgecroft on the 27th. Lawrence Academy has also already played their next contest, a 67-52 victory against Northeast Academy on the 27th.
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