On Friday, the St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions faced the Bullis Bulldogs in a battle between two of the state's top teams. St. Andrew's Episcopal was dealt a 70-41 loss at the hands of Bullis. St. Andrew's Episcopal has not had much luck with Bullis recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, St. Andrew's Episcopal had strong showings from Lamaria Estridge, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds, and Sophia Brooks, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and three blocks. Brooks hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for 13 straight games.
Bullis found their leader in underclassman Adora Nwude, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine steals. Another player making a difference was Ivanna Manyacka, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
St. Andrew's Episcopal dropped their record down to 11-6 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Bullis, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
St. Andrew's Episcopal will stay at home for another game and welcome Sidwell Friends at 4:30 p.m. on February 5th. St. Andrew's Episcopal is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 51.1 points per game this season. As for Bullis, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Potomac School at 1:00 p.m. on February 3rd. Potomac School is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 60.9 points per game this season.
