Spruce was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were beaten by the North Mesquite Stallions 57-24. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1232nd, while the Stallions are ranked 547th).
North Mesquite was led to victory by Syniyah Grigsby and Taniya Epps. Grigsby dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Epps went 7 for 11 on her way to 15 points along with seven boards and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Grigsby a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%). Haven Crabb was another key player, putting up 12 points and three steals.
Spruce's defeat dropped their record down to 8-20. As for North Mesquite, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-15 record this season.
Spruce does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Mesquite, they will challenge Sunset at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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