The Padua Franciscan Bruins will be playing at home against the Beaumont School Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Padua Franciscan focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Thursday.
Padua Franciscan suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Thursday. They were outmatched by Magnificat at home and fell 79-35. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Padua Franciscan has scored all season.
Despite the loss, Padua Franciscan saw an underclassman step up: Sophia Spade scored ten points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Darlene Jaidah, who scored four points.
Padua Franciscan struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Beaumont School waltzed into their match on Monday with five straight wins but they left with six. They secured a 52-46 W over Trinity.
Padua Franciscan's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Beaumont School, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Padua Franciscan came up short against Beaumont School in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 48-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Beaumont School's Mackenizie Callender, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Padua Franciscan knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
