Maryvale was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by the North Mustangs 71-18. The Panthers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Mustangs from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
North was led to victory by Xxylina Flores and Esefani Brunson. Flores went 7 for 15 on her way to 18 points in addition to six boards and five assists, while Brunson went 7 of 12 on her way to 18 points along with seven boards and three steals. That's the most boards Flores has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Alemitu Fischer, who went 6 of 11 on her way to 13 points and five assists.
Maryvale's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for North, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
Maryvale will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on South Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on January 9th. As for North, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 83-28 win against High Tech SD on the 27th.
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