After a string of four wins, the Parish Hill Pirates's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 37-28 to Academy of Science and Innovation. Parish Hill found out winning isn't easy when you're outrebounded 18 to 7 on offense.
Despite the defeat, Parish Hill saw an underclassman step up: Julie Millerd scored 14 points along with six rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Millerd has scored all season.
Academy of Science and Innovation was led to victory by Maiara Rodriguez and Symber Ortiz-Sutton. Rodriguez scored 15 points along with six rebounds and six steals, while Ortiz-Sutton dropped a double-double on ten points and 18 rebounds. Rodriguez is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed five or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Mya Saldana, who scored five points along with three steals.
Parish Hill's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-12. As for Academy of Science and Innovation, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 19-2 record this season.
Parish Hill is on the road again on Monday and plays Coventry on February 26th. Hopefully Parish Hill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday. As for Academy of Science and Innovation, they will be playing at home against Classical Magnet at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Academy of Science and Innovation's defense has only allowed 25.4 points per game this season, so Classical Magnet's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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