It was a good run, but the Leadership Academy Falcons unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. Their rough 55-31 defeat to Bishop McGuinness might stick with them for a while. Leadership Academy has not had much luck with Bishop McGuinness recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Brianna Ross and Emmy Guldberg certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Ross scored five points, while Guldberg scored 11 points along with eight rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop McGuinness to victory, but perhaps none more so than Adelaide Jernigan, who scored 15 points along with two steals. Jernigan has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Claire Sullivan, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
Leadership Academy's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-8. As for Bishop McGuinness, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Leadership Academy will head out on the road to challenge Union Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Union Academy is coming into the contest with six straight defeats at home, meaning Leadership Academy will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. Bishop McGuinness will take on Gray Stone Day at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bishop McGuinness is coming into the matchup with four straight wins at home, so Gray Stone Day will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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