The Northwood Academy Chargers and the Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Northwood Academy Chargers had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 58-56. Northwood Academy's loss signaled the end of their 19-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Northwood Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is alayah birch. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 21 points and 16 rebounds. Birch is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maliyah Birch, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heathwood Hall Episcopal to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sabreya Monsanto, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. Lauren Jacobs was another key contributor, scoring 23 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Northwood Academy's loss dropped their record down to 26-3. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, the victory was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-3.
Northwood Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Heathwood Hall Episcopal also has no future games currently scheduled.
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