Having just played yesterday, the Olympic Trojans will jump right back in to play the Berkeley Stags at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Olympic has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Berkeley will come in with six straight wins.
Olympic is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against First Baptist School on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Olympic lost 63-38 to First Baptist School. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 304th in North Carolina, while the Hurricanes are ranked 19th in South Carolina).
Despite the defeat, Olympic saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Arianna Shaw posted 14 points and five steals. Another player making a difference was Jasmyn Ashbourne, who put up seven points.
Meanwhile, Berkeley strolled past Calvary Day with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 60-43.
Olympic's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Berkeley, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
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