The Cottage Cougars will take on the Notre Dame Academy Irish Wolfhounds in a holiday battle at at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Cottage's defense has only allowed 29.9 points per game this season, so Notre Dame Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Wednesday, Cottage came up short against Atlanta Jewish Academy and fell 30-19. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Cottage saw an underclassman step up: freshman Gabby Pressnall almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds. Pressnall also grabbed eight steals, which is notable because Cottage is 3-1 when she posts at least five steals, but 0-3 otherwise. Grace Workman was another key player, putting up five points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Academy entered their tilt with Cross Keys on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 58-17 win over the Phoenix. The Irish Wolfhounds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 33 points or more this season.
Notre Dame Academy found their leader in sophomore Jazlynn Brown, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 26 rebounds. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Brown has scored at least a third of Notre Dame Academy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Marta Losada, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
Notre Dame Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Cottage, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
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