If Maricopa wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played North, they should've done a better job of containing Xxylina Flores. Everything went the North Mustangs' way against the Maricopa Rams on Tuesday as the North Mustangs made off with a 62-39 win thanks in part to Flores, who went 7 for 17 en route to 17 points plus eight steals and five rebounds. She has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 24 times she's played.
Alyssa Dickerson was another key player, going 5 for 7 en route to 10 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in field goal percentage (71%).
North was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Maricopa only posted four.
Despite the loss, Maricopa saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kaliha Norwood went 6 for 14 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds and two steals. That was a full 48.7% of Maricopa's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Isis Anderson, who scored five points in addition to 16 rebounds.
North now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Maricopa, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
North has already played their next match, a 46-35 defeat against Mesa on the 27th. As for Maricopa, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 92-31 loss against Sunnyslope on the 2nd.
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