Nardin Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against the Orchard Park Quakers, falling 66-42. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Quakers are ranked 84th).
01/30/25 vs Orchard Park | 20 |
01/17/25 @ East Aurora | 19 |
01/23/25 vs St. Mary's | 7 |
01/25/25 @ West Seneca West | 5 |
01/28/25 vs Cardinal O'Hara | 2 |
Defeat or not, Nardin Academy got some senior leadership from Fiona Cusack and Kara Krupski. Cusack almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds, while Krupski posted 17 points and six boards. Those 20 points set a new season-high mark for Cusack.
Halle Senfield continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Orchard Park, going 8 for 17 en route to 20 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Maggie Gocella, who earned six points in addition to ten boards and five steals.
Nardin Academy's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Orchard Park, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Nardin Academy will challenge Eden at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Orchard Park, they will take on Clarence at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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