If Angola was riding high fresh off their 64-40 takedown of Garrett last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Angola Hornets fell 64-56 to the Norwell Knights on Saturday. The Hornets haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Angola's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lexi Stilman, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds. Stilman has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bailey Holman, who went 8 for 14 en route to 16 points plus six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Angola smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Angola now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Norwell, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Angola will head out to take on Fairfield at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Norwell, they and Huntington North are set to duel on Friday.
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