It was a good run, but the Notre Dame Prep Saints unfortunately witnessed the end of their 11-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Sunnyslope by a score of 68-65. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Several Saints players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ayla Keefe, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. Keefe has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Pautz, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Teagan McIlroy was her usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds for Sunnyslope. McIlroy has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 18 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Amelia Mickelson, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Notre Dame Prep's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-4. As for Sunnyslope, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Notre Dame Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sunnyslope, they will be playing at home against Millennium at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Sunnyslope's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five games.
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