After a string of five wins, the Aquinas Academy Crusaders's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 38-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Union Area. Aquinas Academy has struggled against Union Area recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Aquinas Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Emily Fisher, who scored ten points along with four steals, and Tess Duer who scored four points along with six rebounds and three steals. Duer has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played.
Aquinas Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Aquinas Academy's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3. As for Union Area, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Aquinas Academy will take on Eden Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Eden Christian Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 327th, while Aquinas Academy is ranked 74th). As for Union Area, they will head out on the road to face off against Bishop Canevin at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
