Walsingham Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by the Steward Spartans 80-41. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Spartans are ranked 33rd).
Xavier Nelson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Steward, dropping a double-double on 30 points and 11 rebounds. Those 30 points gave Nelson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Richardson, who went 7 of 13 to rack up 16 points and five steals.
Walsingham Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Steward, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-6.
Walsingham Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 67-32 loss against Peninsula Catholic on the 5th. As for Steward, they have also already played their next game, a 58-56 victory against Trinity Episcopal on the 5th.
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