Portland lost against Hale Ray back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Portland Highlanders fell 57-45 to the Hale Ray Noises. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Connecticut basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Noises are ranked 48th).
Despite the loss, Portland still got an impressive performance from Morganne Pineda, who posted 19 points. Gracie DeRing was another key player, putting up eight points and eight boards.
Mackenzie Purdell was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 14 rebounds for Hale Ray. Purdell has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more boards the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mia Pisciotti, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Portland's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Hale Ray, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
Portland has already played their next matchup, a 64-41 defeat against Coginchaug Regional on the 7th. As for Hale Ray, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-36 victory against Civic Leadership on the 3rd.
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