The Wardlaw Academy Patriots and the Cross Stingrays squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Wardlaw Academy Patriots had to settle for second. They took a serious blow against the Stingrays, falling 61-31. While losing is never fun, Wardlaw Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while Cross is ranked 77th).
Cross found their leader in underclassman Lexann Maldonado, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. Maldonado is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted three or more in the last five games she's played. Ryan Mayers was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with eight rebounds and five steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Wardlaw Academy and nudges their season record down to 6-10. As for Cross, the win was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-4.
Wardlaw Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cross, they will square off against Cambridge Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Cross' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches.
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