Maurepas dropped to 8-11 on Thursday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They were beaten by the Springfield Bulldogs 63-34. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 59th).
As for Springfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31 points.
Springfield's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cameron Culbertson led the charge by going 6-for-14 to rack up 17 points in addition to six steals and five assists. Culbertson is becoming a predictor of the Bulldogs' success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 12-2 (and 2-5 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Nickaiya Martin, who shot 60% from the field en route to 13 points along with five boards and five steals.
Looking ahead, Maurepas will challenge Central Private at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Springfield has already played their next game (against Bogalusa), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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