Georgetown Day hasn't had much luck against Georgetown Visitation Prep recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Georgetown Visitation Prep Cubs at 5:45 p.m. Georgetown Day will be strutting in after a win while Georgetown Visitation Prep will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row, Georgetown Day turned things around against Connelly School of the Holy Child on Tuesday. They walked away with a 56-48 victory over Connelly School of the Holy Child. The Mighty Hoppers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Georgetown Visitation Prep came up short against Sidwell Friends on Tuesday and fell 54-41. While losing is never fun, the Cubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' District of Columbia basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Quakers are ranked second).
Despite the loss, Georgetown Visitation Prep saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Charlotte West dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards. Those 13 rebounds set a new season-high mark for West. The team also got some help courtesy of Becca Safavian, who posted four points and 12 boards.
Even though they lost, Georgetown Visitation Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Georgetown Day's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-10. As for Georgetown Visitation Prep, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6.
Georgetown Day ended up a good deal behind Georgetown Visitation Prep when the teams last played back in December of 2024, losing 55-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Georgetown Visitation Prep's Alyssa Fitzgerald, who scored 13 points and six steals. Now that Georgetown Day knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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