The Academy of Our Lady of Peace Pilots's six-game losing streak came to an end on Friday. They managed a 58-54 victory over Olympian. With that win, Academy of Our Lady of Peace brought their scoring average up to 50.4 points per game.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Samantha Gehler, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds. Sydney Thomas was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Despite the loss, Olympian still got an impressive performance from Asia Darcuiel, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. Darcuiel hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Lewis, who scored eight points along with five steals.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace's win bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Olympian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Academy of Our Lady of Peace won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Helix at 4:00 p.m. on January 13th. Hopefully Helix focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Friday. As for Olympian, they will take on Fallbrook at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Fallbrook knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Olympian likes a good challenge.
