Quince Orchard unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 41-30 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blake Bengals on Tuesday. The contest was a 11-11 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
Evelyn Steele
| 12/10/24 vs Blake | 20 |
| 12/19/23 @ Gaithersburg | 15 |
| 01/16/24 vs Rockville | 14 |
| 12/15/23 vs Churchill | 13 |
| 12/08/23 @ Blake | 12 |
Despite the loss, Quince Orchard still got an impressive performance from Evelyn Steele, who went 9 for 22 on her way to 20 points in addition to eight boards and five blocks. The dominant performance gave Steele a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bridget Vandegrift, who posted four points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Blake's victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1.
Quince Orchard wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 44-31 loss against Poolesville on the 13th. As for Blake, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 48-33 defeat against Rockville on the 13th.
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