Mapletown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were dealt a 50-16 loss at the hands of the Geibel Catholic Gators. While losing is never fun, the Maples can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 704th, while the Gators are ranked 175th).
Geibel Catholic was led to victory by Emma Larkin and Mallory Clemmer. Larkin went 10 of 20 en route to 26 points, while Clemmer went 6 for 12 on her way to 16 points along with six rebounds and five blocks. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Larkin has scored at least a third of Geibel Catholic's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Janiah Darnell, who posted four points in addition to 13 boards and four steals.
Mapletown's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Geibel Catholic, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-1.
Mapletown will take on Clairton at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Geibel Catholic, they will face off against Monessen at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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