A resolute effort was not enough for the girls basketball team Monday as giveaways derailed the Blue and Blue in a 61-43 loss to Boston City (South) League-foe Burke.
“I’m proud of my girls,” said English head coach Justine Grace. “They didn’t give up. We had a couple of good runs that brought us within five or six points, but we had too many turnovers.”
With the defeat, the Blue and Blue slip to 6-8 on the season.
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Sophomore guard Trayana Mair had her second consecutive team-high scoring game netting 13 points while teammates Elizabeth Sun and Ashley Louis-Jean both drained 12 points.
“She had a decent game,” Grace said about Mair. “She was a little off shooting-wise, but that was because of [Burke’s] defense.”
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English will look to rebound against Dorchester, which it beat earlier this season. The away game is Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.