Menendez fought the good fight in their overtime game against Creekside on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Creekside Knights by a score of 50-47. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sophia Scibelli, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Scibelli's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Princess Watkins, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine steals.
Even though they lost, Menendez was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Cami Waters continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Creekside, almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Siun Crowley, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Menendez's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Creekside, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Menendez will face off against Mainland at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Creekside, they will square off against Riverside at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Creekside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season.
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