Sadly, the Amelia Academy Patriots are still looking for their first win of the season after 12 matches. They fell 38-30 to Tidewater Academy on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Amelia Academy in their matchups with Tidewater Academy: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Amelia Academy still got an impressive performance from Isabella Arbitelle, who scored 21 points along with six steals and two blocks. That was a full 70% of Amelia Academy's points, marking the tenth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Amelia Academy's defeat was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-12. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 24.0 points per game. As for Tidewater Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Amelia Academy will look to defend their home court on Friday against Southampton Academy at 5:30 p.m. Hopefully Amelia Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Tuesday. As for Tidewater Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Kenston Forest at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
