On Tuesday, the St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions faced Connelly School of the Holy Child in a battle between two of the state's top teams. St. Andrew's Episcopal's rough 61-35 loss to Connelly School of the Holy Child might stick with them for a while. St. Andrew's Episcopal's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Chloe Ferber, who scored seven points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Anna beth Tsai-turton, who scored nine points along with two blocks.
St. Andrew's Episcopal dropped their record down to 11-8 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Connelly School of the Holy Child, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
St. Andrew's Episcopal will head out on the road to square off against Sidwell Friends at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Connelly School of the Holy Child, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart at 5:45 p.m. Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Maryland Rankings (they are ranked 99th, while Connelly School of the Holy Child is ranked 19th).