Recap: Catoctin Cougars vs. Mountain Ridge Miners
The Catoctin Cougars were the 52-44 winner over the Mountain Ridge Miners when they last played one another back in December of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. Catoctin fell just short of Mountain Ridge by a score of 44-42.
When it comes to explaining why Catoctin lost on Wednesday, one person who can't be blamed is Taylor Smith. Despite the final result, she scored 16 points along with five assists and two steals. Another player making a difference was Kelsey Troxell, who scored three points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Catoctin's defeat dropped their record down to 17-3. As for Mountain Ridge, they pushed their record up to 19-3 with that win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Catoctin will take on Francis Scott Key at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Francis Scott Key and Catoctin are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Mountain Ridge, they will head out on the road to face off against Clear Spring at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clear Spring will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Maryland Rankings (they are ranked 191st, while Mountain Ridge is ranked 35th).
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