After flying high against Grove Christian School on Friday, The Carmel School came back down to earth. The Carmel School Wildcats fell 69-57 to the St. Christopher's Saints on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Saints are ranked fifth).
The Carmel School's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nicolo Passalacqua, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards, and Edoardo Marra, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points and eight assists. Another player making a difference was Caleb Krueger, who posted six points.
The Carmel School has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for St. Christopher's, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1.
The Carmel School has already played their next game, a 67-63 victory against Legacy Academy on the 20th. As for St. Christopher's, they will face off against Woodberry Forest at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Christopher's knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Woodberry Forest likes a good challenge.
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