Connelly School of the Holy Child are ranked highly in their home state, and on Monday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Potomac School Panthers. Connelly School of the Holy Child might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 54-49 to Potomac School, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Connelly School of the Holy Child's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it six in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Potomac School to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zora Burrell, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds. Catherine Letendre was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds.
Connelly School of the Holy Child has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. As for Potomac School, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Connelly School of the Holy Child will take on Flint Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Flint Hill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 29 last Wednesday. Potomac School will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Georgetown Visitation Prep at 5:45 p.m. on January 24th. Georgetown Visitation Prep is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
