Ascension Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a hard 47-30 fall against the Springfield Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, Ascension Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while Springfield is ranked 114th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Springfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nickaiya Martin, who went 11 for 19 on her way to 23 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Martin has scored at least a third of Springfield's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Culbertson, who posted 11 points and six steals.
Ascension Christian's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Springfield, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Ascension Christian will square off against Central Private at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Springfield, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 58-16 defeat against Denham Springs on the 10th.
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