After a string of ten wins, the Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They took a 65-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of The Academy of the Holy Cross. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (57), Georgetown Day still had to take the loss.
Georgetown Day lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Madisyn Moore, who scored 18 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Moore is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games she's played. Nevaeh Roberson was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Georgetown Day's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-7. As for The Academy of the Holy Cross, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-14.
Georgetown Day will head out on the road to face off against Madeira at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Georgetown Day's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matchups. As for The Academy of the Holy Cross, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Saint John Paul the Great Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on February 13th. Saint John Paul the Great Catholic will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in their respective state's rankings (they are ranked 172nd in Virginia, while The Academy of the Holy Cross is ranked 45th in Maryland).
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