Excelsior Classical Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 41-12 loss at the hands of the Vance Charter Knights. The Flying Lions lost against the Knights in their previous head to head back in February of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 75-6 score last time.
Despite the loss, Excelsior Classical Academy still got an impressive performance from Arihanna Williams, who posted ten points along with five boards and three steals. That was a full 83.3% of Excelsior Classical Academy's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Vance Charter to victory, but perhaps none more so than Katherine Suther, who went 5 for 12 en route to 11 points and five steals. Suther has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Leah Rice was another key player, putting up eight points and six steals.
Excelsior Classical Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Vance Charter, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.
Excelsior Classical Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 32-15 victory against Cristo Rey Research Triangle on the 15th. As for Vance Charter, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 41-24 win against Eno River Academy on the 17th.
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