Northside Christian has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 47-40 to the Clearwater Central Catholic Marauders on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 279th, while the Marauders are ranked 137th).
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Caidyn White, who posted ten points. Sofia Rodriguez was another key player, putting up seven points.
It was another big night for Emme Dalhoff, who went 8 of 19 en route to 21 points along with eight steals and five boards for Clearwater Central Catholic. Dalhoff is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Sophia Landen, who put up eight points and eight rebounds.
Northside Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Clearwater Central Catholic, their win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-5.
Northside Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 51-32 victory against Indian Rocks Christian on the 6th. Clearwater Central Catholic has also already played their next matchup (against Tampa Prep), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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