The Olympic Trojans struggled with assists on Tuesday (the Ardrey Kell Knights had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Olympic was outmatched by Ardrey Kell at home and fell 68-27. Olympic has not had much luck with Ardrey Kell recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Olympic saw an underclassman step up: Chai James dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. James hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 20 straight games.
Leading Ardrey Kell to victory were Autumn Washington and Molly Burns. Washington scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, while Burns scored 21 points along with seven steals. Burns is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Karly Glahn, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Olympic's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 12-10. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 28.0 points per game. As for Ardrey Kell, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Olympic will head out on the road to take on Berry at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Olympic is facing Berry at the right time seeing as Berry is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Ardrey Kell, they will be playing at home against Palisades at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ardrey Kell is facing Palisades at the right time seeing as Palisades is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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