Basketball Recap: Brewbaker Tech Falls Despite Big Games from Heleyna Pennic and Kennedi Mcghee

Brewbaker Tech was the 60-52 winner over Montgomery Catholic when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Brewbaker Tech Rams received a blow on Friday as they fell 64-50 to the Montgomery Catholic Knights. The Rams were down 53-28 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Brewbaker Tech's loss came despite strong showings from Kennedi Mcghee and Heleyna Pennic. Mcghee dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten boards, while Pennic went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on her way to 18 points. The dominant performance gave Pennic a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Louis, who posted six points.

Even though they lost, Brewbaker Tech smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matchups.

Montgomery Catholic was led to victory by Hannah Smith and Heaven Bailey. Smith dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds, while Bailey dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten steals. Smith's evening made it 14 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ajah Tuggle, who put up eight points and 14 rebounds.

Brewbaker Tech dropped their record down to 7-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Montgomery Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.

Brewbaker Tech and LAMP will compete for holiday cheer at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Montgomery Catholic, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 74-60 loss against Saint James on the 14th.