Basketball Recap: Christina Casseus Key Part of a Team Effort in Mustangs Win

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

12/02/24 @ Cooper City	41
01/13/25 vs Plantation	35
11/29/24 vs Central	32
12/12/24 @ Hallandale	27
01/14/25 vs West Broward	25

McArthur won the last time they faced Coconut Creek and things went their way on Thursday too. The McArthur Mustangs put the hurt on the Coconut Creek Cougars with a sharp 58-34 win. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.

McArthur's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Christina Casseus, who went 8 of 16 on her way to 19 points and seven rebounds. Those 19 points gave Casseus a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Amor Johnson, who posted seven points in addition to 11 assists and eight boards.

McArthur was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Abigail Theophile, who earned eight points along with 12 rebounds and four steals. Theophile is crushing it when it comes to boards: she's pulled down at least ten every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Arial Jackson, who had nine points.

McArthur has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Coconut Creek, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. McArthur has already played their next game (against Archbishop McCarthy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Coconut Creek Cougars duke it out with the Blanche Ely Tigers on Thursday. Blanche Ely's defense has only allowed 29.8 points per game this season, so Coconut Creek's offense will have their work cut out for them.