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That\u2019s what happened to Tod Windlan\u2019s No. 17 ranked South Laurel Lady Cardinals when they faced off against Frederick Douglass on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Laurel fell behind 11-5 at the end of the first quarter, and 27-16 at halftime before falling on the road, 52-47.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The loss snapped the Lady Cardinals\u2019 15-game win streak while dropping their record to 20-5 during the progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe got off to a slow start and when you do that playing on the road on senior night to a very good Frederick Douglass (team), it’s a tough hill to climb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur kids never gave up and we had it down to five with the ball with 1:20 on the clock and had a good look that didn’t go down,\u201d he added. \u201cI’m proud of our effort and proud of this basketball team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe scheduled this game for the purpose of playing an extremely athletic team, a very good team to prepare us for the tournament,\u201d Windlan continued. \u201cWe learned a lot about us tonight and most was very positive. This is a special group of kids that will never quit in the battle and we proved that tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n