This season hasn't been kind to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who are still winless after their sixth contest. They took a 61-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Silverdale Academy. While losing is never fun, Notre Dame can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 300th, while Silverdale Academy is ranked tenth).
Silverdale Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Houston Holland out in front who scored 19 points along with 6 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Holland has scored at least 25% of Silverdale Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Judah Richardson, who scored 17 points along with 3 steals.
Notre Dame's loss was their fourth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 0-6. As for Silverdale Academy, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
Notre Dame will look to defend their home court on Monday against Christian Heritage at 7:30 p.m. Christian Heritage knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matchups -- so hopefully Notre Dame likes a good challenge. As for Silverdale Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against St. Andrews-Sewanee at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
