After flying high against Churchland last Wednesday, Western Branch came back down to earth. The Western Branch Bruins were beaten by the Deep Creek Hornets 73-28 on Friday. The Bruins have struggled against the Hornets recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Deep Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alaya Monroe, who posted 13 points along with five assists and five boards. Those five assists gave Monroe a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kimora Hinton, who had 14 points and five assists.
Western Branch's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Deep Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Western Branch has already played their next contest, a 61-31 win against Smithfield on the 3rd. As for Deep Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 55-42 victory against Nansemond River on the 4th.
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