If Mathews was riding high fresh off their 42-15 takedown of Windham last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mathews Mustangs were outmatched by the Maplewood Rockets and fell 57-19. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 768th, while the Rockets are ranked 220th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Maplewood to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aliah Brumit, who went 9 of 15 en route to 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Those 19 points gave Brumit a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Katie Wear, who went 7 for 9 on her way to 14 points and five boards.
Mathews dropped their record down to 4-13 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Maplewood, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 15-1.
Mathews didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-18 loss against Pymatuning Valley on the 30th. Maplewood has also already played their next contest, a 56-18 win against Harding on the 30th.
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