It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Jackson Day can now relate to. They took a hard 63-44 fall against the Bishop McGuinness Villains on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mariners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Villains are ranked 29th).
Bishop McGuinness was led to victory by Claire Sullivan and Adelaide Jernigan. Sullivan went 7-for-14 to rack up 20 points and three steals, while Jernigan posted 24 points and seven boards. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Jernigan has scored at least a third of Bishop McGuinness' points. Another player making a difference was Morgan Aho, who scored three points and 13 rebounds.
Jackson Day's defeat dropped their record down to 17-11. As for Bishop McGuinness, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-2.
Jackson Day does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bishop McGuinness, they will challenge Queen's Grant at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Bishop McGuinness has won 12 straight at home, while Queen's Grant won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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