Yorktown entered their contest against Alexandria-Monroe on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Yorktown Tigers took a 54-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers. The loss continues a trend for Yorktown in their matchups with Alexandria-Monroe: they've now lost three in a row.
Yorktown's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Olivia Conklin, who had 18 points. The dominant performance also gave Conklin a new career-high in threes (four). Another player making a difference was Alexis Fields, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
It was another big night for Jacklynn Hosier, who went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points plus eight rebounds and two steals for Alexandria-Monroe. Hosier has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 29 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Harpe, who scored 14 points plus six steals and five rebounds.
Yorktown's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Alexandria-Monroe, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 6-0.
Yorktown has already played their next match, a 47-46 victory against Delta on the 26th. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 76-12 win against Anderson Prep Academy on the 26th.
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