It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Smithsburg Leopards can now relate to. They fell 62-54 to the Cavaliers on Friday. Smithsburg has struggled against South Carroll recently, as their matchup on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Smithsburg saw an underclassman step up: Skyla Mastronardi almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Mastronardi hasn't dropped below two steals for 12 straight games. Another player making a difference was Claire Bono, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Carroll to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kendall Curtin, who scored 19 points. It was the first time this season that Curtin scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harley Mckee, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds.
Smithsburg's loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for South Carroll, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 17-7.
Smithsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Carroll, they will square off against Catoctin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. South Carroll is coming into the contest with four straight victories on the road, so Catoctin will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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