On Saturday, the Academy of the Holy Names Jaguars faced the Bloomingdale Bulls in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Academy of the Holy Names received a tough blow as they fell 45-27 to Bloomingdale. Academy of the Holy Names' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Leading Bloomingdale to victory were Izellah Kendrick and Noelle Mengel. Kendrick scored 13 points along with 7 rebounds, while Mengel scored 18 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Mengel has scored at least 25% of Bloomingdale's points. Jatia Markes was another key contributor, scoring 7 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals.
Academy of the Holy Names' defeat dropped their record down to 5-1. As for Bloomingdale, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Academy of the Holy Names will take on Keswick Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Bloomingdale, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Durant at 8:00 p.m. Durant will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Florida Rankings (they are ranked 156th, while Bloomingdale is ranked 25th).
