National Cathedral was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Episcopal Maroon, falling 50-29. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as National Cathedral came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 19th in District of Columbia, while Episcopal is ranked 118th in Virginia).
Princess Akojenu continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Episcopal, dropping a double-double with 21 points and 12 boards. The game was Akojenu's sixth in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Genesis Villegas, who posted five points and six steals.
National Cathedral's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Episcopal, they pushed their record up to 12-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
National Cathedral does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Episcopal, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-49 win against Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart on the 21st.
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