On Sunday, the Our Lady of Good Counsel Falcons came up short against the Cardozo Clerks and fell 68-59. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 45th in Maryland, while the Clerks are ranked second in District of Columbia).
Cardozo had a senior duo take command as Cameron Young went 10 for 18 on his way to 23 points in addition to six assists and five boards and Harper Lewis dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 boards. Young is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 22 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jonathan Gray III, who posted eight points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Our Lady of Good Counsel and nudges their season record down to 6-8. As for Cardozo, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
Our Lady of Good Counsel will square off against Paul VI at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Paul VI knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Our Lady of Good Counsel likes a good challenge. As for Cardozo, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-35 victory against Ron Brown on the 13th.
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