Middletown South entered their game against Red Bank Catholic on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Middletown South Eagles took a blow against the Red Bank Catholic Caseys, falling 72-25. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Caseys are ranked fourth).
Red Bank Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lola Giordano led the charge by putting up nine points in addition to eight assists and three steals. The dominant performance gave Giordano a new career-high in assists. Christina Liggio was another key player, going 5 of 11 on her way to 14 points and six rebounds.
Middletown South's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4. As for Red Bank Catholic, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Middletown South will host Red Bank Regional at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Red Bank Catholic has already played their next matchup (against Rumson-Fair Haven), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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