The Archbishop Carroll Lions are ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the Paul VI Panthers. Archbishop Carroll narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Paul VI 48-45. For Archbishop Carroll, this counts as revenge for the 55-52 defeat Paul VI walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Archbishop Carroll to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tiayo Adelekan, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds. Heidi Williams was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Archbishop Carroll's lineup was just a bit different on Tuesday as Sheikira Pearson got a bit more time on the court (30 vs. her season average of 10.27). Pearson made the most of the opportunity, scoring five points along with four steals. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Archbishop Carroll's win bumped their record up to 17-7. As for Paul VI, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-12.
Archbishop Carroll didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 50-38 loss vs. Bishop Ireton on the 15th. Paul VI has also already played their next game, a 64-50 defeat against St. John's on the 16th.
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