Olympic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a blow against the Berkeley Stags, falling 65-34. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 294th in North Carolina, while the Stags are ranked 23rd in South Carolina).
Olympic's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chaya James, who posted eight points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Arianna Shaw, who had eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Berkeley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Demi Gray, who went 6 of 7 on her way to 14 points. Gray is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Madison Thomas, who put up seven points and five steals.
Olympic's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Berkeley, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Olympic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 40-37 win against Calvary Day on the 30th. As for Berkeley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 57-53 victory against First Baptist School on the 30th.
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