After a string of five wins, Mitchell's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 53-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cypress Creek Coyotes . The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Mustangs came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Coyotes are ranked 315th).
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Kaylana Little and Haley Malik certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Little almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds, while Malik posted six points along with ten boards and three blocks. Those three blocks gave Malik a new career-high. Brianna Coure was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to five assists and five boards.
Even though they lost, Mitchell smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in ten consecutive games.
Deslynn Nickell was her usual excellent self, going 10 for 22 on her way to 28 points along with six rebounds and five steals for Cypress Creek. Nickell's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mackenzie Luebs, who earned nine points in addition to six boards and five steals.
Mitchell's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-6. As for Cypress Creek, they pushed their record up to 11-11 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Mitchell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 46-38 victory against Celebration on the 31st. As for Cypress Creek, they will challenge Fivay at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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