The Monsignor Donovan Catholic Rams pushed their score all the way to 68 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were outmatched by Christ Church Episcopal on the road and fell 99-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Saturday (61), Monsignor Donovan Catholic still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Monsignor Donovan Catholic lost, one person who can't be blamed is Nick Huff . Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds. Huff is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. John W Thompson III was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Leading Christ Church Episcopal to victory were Adam Brown and D.J. Harvey. Brown scored 23 points along with 7 rebounds and 3 blocks, while Harvey dropped a double-double on 31 points and 10 rebounds. The matchup was Harvey's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Dixon, who scored 17 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Monsignor Donovan Catholic and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Christ Church Episcopal, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Monsignor Donovan Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against East Jackson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in East Jackson's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Christ Church Episcopal, they will head out on the road to face off against Fort Mill at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Fort Mill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
