Basketball Recap: Northwood Academy Comes Up Short

Northwood Academy lost against Cathedral Academy last Tuesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Northwood Academy Chargers had to suffer through a 69-39 loss at the hands of the Cathedral Academy Generals. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Generals are ranked 44th).

Eli Cosman and Christian Mcgill certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Cosman posted 18 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals, while Mcgill had 16 points and three steals. Cosman has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times he's played.

Northwood Academy's record is now 1-8. As for Cathedral Academy, their win bumped their record up to 13-3.

Northwood Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 71-44 loss against Ashley Ridge on the 16th. Cathedral Academy and Palmetto Christian Academy will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cathedral Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.