If Urbana was feeling good fresh off their 51-28 takedown of John Carroll on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Urbana Hawks received a blow on Saturday as they fell 50-32 to the Rosedale Christian Academy Rosedale Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Rosedale Panthers are ranked tenth).
Urbana's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lilli Pontius, who posted five points and 11 rebounds. Urbana is 3-1 when Pontius posts eight or more boards, but 0-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiersten Smith, who had eight points.
| 12/21/24 vs Rosedale Christian Academy | 32-50 |
| 12/20/24 vs John Carroll | 51-28 |
| 12/19/24 vs Patterson Mill | 53-38 |
| 12/17/24 vs Tuscarora | 72-27 |
| 12/13/24 @ Oakdale | 46-52 |
With the loss, Urbana broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-4. As for Rosedale Christian Academy, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
Urbana will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Governor Thomas Johnson at 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Rosedale Christian Academy and Parkdale will round out the year against one another at at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Parkdale knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Rosedale Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
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