After flying high against Holy Trinity Classical Christian last Friday, Andrew Jackson Academy came back down to earth. The Andrew Jackson Academy Warriors fell just short of the Cathedral Academy Generals by a score of 63-61 on Monday. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Generals recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Andrew Jackson Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gage Dicks, who went 8 for 16 en route to 20 points and three steals. Dicks has been hot recently, having posted 20 or more points the last three times he's played. Hall Sease was another key player, going 5 of 6 on his way to 11 points and six boards.
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Even though they lost, Andrew Jackson Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 18 consecutive games.
Andrew Jackson Academy's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-6. As for Cathedral Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season.
Andrew Jackson Academy has already played their next contest (against Bethesda Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Cathedral Academy and Faith Christian will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played.
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