Maricopa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 84-8 loss at the hands of the Coastal Christian Conquerors. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1378th, while the Conquerors are ranked 604th).
Coastal Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jenna Starkovich, who went 12 for 15 on her way to 28 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Those 28 points gave Starkovich a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bristol Machgan, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten steals.
Maricopa's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Coastal Christian, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Maricopa has already played their next game (against San Luis Obispo Classical Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Coastal Christian will welcome Valley Christian Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Coastal Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66 points per game this season.
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