The Father Capodanno Grunts lost against the Scotland Christian Academy Saints last Monday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Father Capodanno took a serious blow against Scotland Christian Academy, falling 70-38. While losing is never fun, Father Capodanno can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 526th, while Scotland Christian Academy is ranked 262nd).
When it comes to explaining why Father Capodanno lost, one person who can't be blamed is Julie Attar. Despite the final result, she scored 19 points. That was a full 50% of Father Capodanno's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Scotland Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Layla Nicolosi, who almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine rebounds. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Nicolosi has scored at least a third of Scotland Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Lily Cartrette, who almost dropped a triple-double on 15 points, nine rebounds, and ten assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Father Capodanno and nudges their season record down to 12-10. As for Scotland Christian Academy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-3.
Father Capodanno does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Scotland Christian Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rockwell Christian School at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Scotland Christian Academy is coming into the matchup with 16 straight wins at home, so Rockwell Christian School is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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