Basketball Recap: Hollins Takes Loss Despite Strong Performances from Summer Morgan and Destini Solomon

Hollins was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They lost to the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons at home by a 45-27 margin. If the Royals were looking for revenge after losing 33-22 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Destini Solomon and Summer Morgan certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Solomon almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 steals, while Morgan posted nine points in addition to seven steals and five blocks. The dominant performance also gave Solomon a new career-high in boards (eight).

Even though they lost, Hollins smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.

St. Petersburg Catholic was led to victory by Naomi Thompson and Kinsley Spoor. Thompson dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 boards, while Spoor had six points along with 11 boards and eight blocks. With that strong performance, Thompson is now averaging an impressive 8.1 boards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Brown, who put up six points in addition to ten boards and three steals.

Hollins' record now sits at 0-6. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-2.

Hollins wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 41-26 victory against Admiral Farragut on the 11th. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 46-30 win against Canterbury on the 11th.