Ashley and Apex Friendship squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Ashley had to settle for second. They came up short against the Apex Friendship Patriots, falling 64-39. While losing is never fun, the Screaming Eagle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th in North Carolina, while the Patriots are ranked 51st in North Carolina).
Jasmine Nivar was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 33 points and ten steals for Apex Friendship. That makes it 15 consecutive games in which Nivar has scored at least a third of Apex Friendship's points. Emma Cyrus was another key player, putting up seven points and six rebounds.
Ashley has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-16 record this season. The victory was the seventh in a row for Apex Friendship, bringing their record for this year to 24-4.
Ashley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Apex Friendship, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Overhills at 6:00 p.m. Apex Friendship is on a 13-game streak of home wins, Overhills a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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