Chalmette was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 35-31 heartbreaker at the hands of the Fontainebleau Bulldogs. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 54-39 back in January.
Leading Fontainebleau to victory were Laderricka Payne and Margrit Pelto. Payne went 6-for-10 to rack up 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals, while Pelto posted 12 points. Fontainebleau is 9-4 when Payne posts five or more steals, but 6-14 otherwise. Alliiyah Barnes was another key player, putting up no points along with six boards and four steals.
Chalmette's loss dropped their record down to 11-20. As for Fontainebleau, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-18.
Chalmette has already played their next game, a 56-38 defeat against Northlake Christian on the 15th. Fontainebleau does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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