Mount de Sales Academy and Piedmont Academy squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Mount de Sales Academy had to settle for second. They lost 59-37 to the Piedmont Academy Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Cougars are ranked 86th).
Mount de Sales Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kenadi Lightfoot, who posted ten points. Another player making a difference was Julia Bonbrake, who put up eight points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Leading Piedmont Academy to victory were Marissa Holder and Kylee Keck. Holder dropped a double-double with 23 points and ten rebounds, while Keck earned 17 points and six boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Holder has scored at least a third of Piedmont Academy's points. Sarah Ellen Stroud was another key player, putting up seven points and seven assists.
Mount de Sales Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Piedmont Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season.
Mount de Sales Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 54-47 loss against John Milledge Academy on the 14th. As for Piedmont Academy, they have also already played their next matchup, a 67-55 defeat against Stratford Academy on the 14th.
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