The Olympic Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Berry Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Olympic is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Olympic is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Ardrey Kell on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Olympic was dealt a 58-27 defeat at the hands of Ardrey Kell. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Knights are ranked 127th).
Jasmyn Ashbourne
| 02/11/25 @ Ardrey Kell | 12 |
| 02/04/25 vs Palisades | 10 |
| 01/24/25 @ South Mecklenburg | 7 |
| 01/18/25 vs Morrow | 5 |
| 01/17/25 vs Berry | 14 |
| + 16 more games |
Olympic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jasmyn Ashbourne, who went 5-for-11 en route to 12 points, and Chaya James, who posted four points and 13 rebounds. Ashbourne continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Berry came up short against Myers Park on Tuesday and fell 39-26. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Olympic will need to focus on slowing down Annabella Hall, one of several Berry players who made an impact when they last played. She put up eight points. Another player making a difference was Parker Breelove, who scored eight points.
Olympic's record is now 8-15. As for Berry, their record is now 6-14.
Olympic strolled past Berry in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 46-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for Olympic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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