The Academy of the Holy Names Jaguars will take on the Gaither Cowboys in a tournament on Friday.
Academy of the Holy Names lost 53-30 to Calvary Christian on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Warriors are ranked 46th).
The losing side was boosted by Hailey Scott, who posted 11 points. That was a full 36.7% of Academy of the Holy Names' points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Olivia Vargas, who put up eight points.
Meanwhile, Gaither didn't have too much trouble with Sports Leadership & Management on Tuesday as they won 46-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cowboys.
Gaither has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season. As for Academy of the Holy Names, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Academy of the Holy Names against Gaither when the teams last played back in December of 2020, as the team secured a 55-9 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Academy of the Holy Names since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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