Compass Academy suffered their biggest loss since December 9, 2023 on Friday. They suffered a tough 56-32 loss at the hands of Alpine. Compass Academy has not had much luck with Alpine recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Compass Academy saw an underclassman step up: Peyton Stewart scored eight points along with 15 rebounds and five steals. Stewart also posted two+ blocks for the first time this season.
Even though they lost, Compass Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. This was only their 11th loss (out of 13 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Novah Carrasco continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Alpine, scoring 21 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Carrasco has scored at least a third of Alpine's points. Another player making a difference was Hope Dominguez, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Compass Academy dropped their record down to 2-14 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 22.2 points per game. As for Alpine, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-14.
Compass Academy will head out on the road to face off against Presidio at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Alpine, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Crane at 6:30 p.m. Crane will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
