If Academy of the New Church was riding high fresh off their 59-24 takedown of Abington Friends last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Academy of the New Church Lions took a 51-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Peddie Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 510th in Pennsylvania, while the Falcons are ranked 28th in New Jersey).
When it comes to explaining why Academy of the New Church lost on Wednesday, don't look at Ava Teich. Despite the final result, she posted 24 points. Teich is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for three straight games. Jayda Mayo was another key player, putting up nine points and six assists.
Academy of the New Church dropped their record down to 2-13 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Peddie, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-8.
Academy of the New Church has already played their next contest, a 60-47 loss against Freire Charter on the 31st. As for Peddie, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 42-38 defeat against Kimberton Waldorf on the 31st.
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