After a string of 39 wins dating back to last season, the Morris Catholic Crusaders's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 81-58 walloping at the hands of Long Island Lutheran. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Morris Catholic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mia Pauldo, who scored 20 points along with six assists. Pauldo has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last six times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mya Pauldo, who scored 11 points along with seven assists and four steals.
Morris Catholic's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 25-1. As for Long Island Lutheran, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-1.
Morris Catholic will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against St. Mary on February 26th. Hopefully Morris Catholic is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in New Jersey (they are ranked first, while St. Mary is ranked 362nd). As for Long Island Lutheran, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 63-42 victory vs. Sidwell Friends on the 19th.
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