Merritt Island Christian's tournament run continued when they took on Lower Merion on Friday. The Merritt Island Christian Cougars received a blow as they fell 54-39 to the Lower Merion Aces. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 439th in Florida, while the Aces are ranked 178th in Pennsylvania).
When it comes to explaining why Merritt Island Christian lost, don't look at Summer Snaith. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 boards. That was a full 46.2% of Merritt Island Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Lower Merion's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Natalia Kasmer, who had nine points in addition to five assists and three steals. Another player making a difference was Megan Walters, who put up 11 points.
Merritt Island Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Lower Merion, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Sunlake the next time they take the court. Lower Merion will head out to face Sunlake at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Merritt Island Christian will play them later in the day, at 8:00 p.m.
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