Page 4 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – Friday, January 10, 2020 Lady Patriots battle hard against defending state champs By Greg Phipps C oming off their second win of the season just before the New Year, the Revere High School girls’ basketball team faced a daunting task in their first game of 2020 Monday night at home. The Lady Patriots went up against the defending Div. 2 state champion Pentucket Regional Lady Sachems and hung relatively close through most of the first half. However, Pentucket’s significant size advantage eventually proved to be too much for the scrappy but smaller Lady Patriots, who kept battling despite the adversity. The game ended in a 69-39 win for the visitors, who are currently one of the top five ranked teams in Eastern Mass. Revere fell to 2-5 overall with the defeat. Head coach Matt Willis praised his squad’s performance. “I was very proud of the team’s effort against the defending state champions,” he said. “Though the score was not what you’d hope for, the team competed all game long.” Revere jumped out to a quick 5-2 lead before the Sachems regrouped and built an 18-10 lead after one period. The margin increased to 38-19 by halftime. The home team just couldn’t match up size-wise and athletically with Pentucket. Employing a full court press for much of the first half, the visitors made it very difficult for Revere to protect their defenRevere senior guard Chloe Giordano drives the baseline in Monday’s home loss to Pentucket. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) Senior guard Erika Cheever dribbles past two Pentucket defenders on Monday. A FULL SERVICE REAL ESTATE GROUP Commercial Sales and Leasing Residential Home Sales Real Estate Consulting Apartment Rentals Real Estate Auctions Business Brokerage Personal Property Appraisals Mass Licensed Auctioneer Senior Katie O’Donnell is greeted by two Pentucket defenders on this drive to the basket on Monday. sive boards and advance the ball up-court. The Lady Patriots kept fighting though, and made it respectable in the second half, as they were outscored 31-20 to account for the final score. Skyla DeSimone led Revere with seven points and Amaya Leydon added six. In last week’s 61-11 home win 560 Broadway, Everett, MA 02149 | 617-512-5712 | sam@broadwayRE.com ADRIANA RESNICK DOMENICA RIGGIO SAM RESNICK over Chelsea, DeSimone led the way again with 15 points, followed by Chloe Giordano with 14. After the victory, Willis cited the progress the team has made in the early season. “We’re a group that has had to overcome many challenges this year but continues to fight,” he said. “We have shown improvement the last few games [and] we’ve seen contributions from each member of the team, which is only making us stronger.” The Revere girls had a road game at Lynn English on Wednesday and travel to face Medford on Friday night. CHAMPS | SEE PAGE 14
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