On Monday, everything went the Notre Dame Academy Gators's way against the Monsignor McClancy Crusaders as the Notre Dame Academy Gators made off with a 43-23 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Gators' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Crusaders are ranked 27th).
It was another big night for Giuliana Dito, who went 6 of 12 en route to 17 points and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Notre Dame Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Caroline Kasegrande, who posted nine points and eight boards.
Notre Dame Academy is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Monsignor McClancy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Notre Dame Academy will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Fontbonne Hall Academy at 6:30 p.m. Notre Dame Academy is facing Fontbonne Hall Academy at the right time seeing as Fontbonne Hall Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Monsignor McClancy, they will take on Xaverian at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday.
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