If St. Cloud was riding high fresh off their 62-9 takedown of Liberty on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bulldogs fell 50-37 to the Merritt Island Christian Cougars on Friday. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cougars apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2025.
Merritt Island Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Julia Rhodes out in front who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Rhodes has scored at least a third of the Cougars' points. Mia Mazzella was another key player, going 5-for-9 en route to 12 points and five steals.
St. Cloud's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Merritt Island Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
St. Cloud didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-18 win against Lake Nona on the 2nd. Merritt Island Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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