Indian Rocks Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost to the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders at home by a 59-45 margin. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Marauders are ranked 116th).
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Malia Stevens, who posted 14 points and six rebounds. Kaylee Caruso was another key player, putting up ten points and six rebounds.
Clearwater Central Catholic was led to victory by Emme Dalhoff and Sophia Landen. Dalhoff went 6 of 14 on her way to 14 points along with eight assists and eight steals, while Landen had 17 points and eight steals. Dalhoff is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Comfort, who posted seven points and eight rebounds.
Indian Rocks Christian's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Indian Rocks Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 42-31 victory against Dunedin on the 12th. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-34 win against Sports Leadership & Management on the 13th.
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