Girls varsity hoops squad falls to league power

by Eva Gucker

Pittsford was left with a 58-40 loss to Hillsdale Academy after a demanding game that went back-and-forth until the fourth quarter. Although Pittsford was able to make enough plays offensively to stay with the Academy in much of the game, their defense is what hindered them from taking the win. HA took advantage of Pittsford’s lack of help defense and spread their players out to capitalize on Pittsford’s gaps, as guard Connaught Blood scored 30 points. “Our inability to limit the HA dribble penetration was the key to the ballgame,” said Coach Hoover. This led to a lot of foul trouble for Pittsford as well, having three girls foul out by the end of the game, two very early in the fourth quarter. “We got there so late all we could do was slap and foul,” added Coach Hoover. The Academy showed a full-court press most of the night, which led to some Pittsford turnovers because of lack of ball movement. At times Pittsford did move the ball well, but shots didn’t always fall. Overall, the Ladycats’ performance wasn’t enough to take on one of the league leaders in a solid HA team.