Recap: Caprock Academy Eagles vs. North Park Wildcats
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Caprock Academy Eagles can now relate to. They took a 51-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats on Thursday. Caprock Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Caprock Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Pennie Underwood, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Underwood has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Clara Most, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Caprock Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Dezirae Gonzales was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 33 points and 17 rebounds for North Park. That makes it 19 consecutive games in which Gonzales has scored at least a third of North Park's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mykenzi Ramsey, who scored seven points along with five rebounds.
Caprock Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for North Park, their win bumped their record up to 4-15.
Caprock Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Park, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Dove Creek at 3:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Dove Creek will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something North Park surely won't give up without a fight.
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