Basketball Recap: Ethel Walker Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Taelor Arnold and Liana Salamone

Ethel Walker was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 49-45 heartbreaker at the hands of the Choate Rosemary Hall School Wild Boars. If Ethel Walker was looking for revenge after losing 44-41 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Despite the loss, Ethel Walker had strong showings from Liana Salamone, who went 10 of 13 on her way to 22 points and eight boards, and Taelor Arnold, who posted 16 points. Salamone has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley Fontanella, who earned two points along with seven boards and four steals.

Ethel Walker's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Choate Rosemary Hall School, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.

Ethel Walker will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Wilbraham & Monson Academy at 4:00 p.m. Ethel Walker is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.8 points per game this season. Choate Rosemary Hall School has already played their next game (against Miss Porter's), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.