Vero Beach played a tough match on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Martin County Tigers an easy 58-34 win. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Tigers are ranked 45th).
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Vero Beach's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emmie Dayton, who posted six points in addition to nine boards and three blocks. Dayton has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aniyah Judon, who had eight points and six rebounds.
Martin County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Katelyn Pire out in front who went 7 of 17 on her way to 18 points. Another player making a difference was Karolina Ramirez, who put up 14 points and three steals.
Vero Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Martin County, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Vero Beach will host Treasure Coast at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Martin County, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 51-42 victory against Centennial on the 18th.
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