The Caprock Academy Eagles suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Saturday. They suffered a rough 53-28 defeat at the hands of Soroco. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Caprock Academy has suffered against Soroco since January 21, 2017.
Caprock Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Pennie Underwood, who scored six points along with 11 rebounds and two blocks. That's the first time this season that Underwood posted two or more blocks.
Soroco's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Anna Rushton, who scored 17 points along with two steals. Rushton's trending in the right direction, as she's improved his point production for four games straight. Alyana Edwards was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Caprock Academy and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Soroco, their victory bumped their record up to 2-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Caprock Academy will square off against Plateau Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Plateau Valley's defense has only allowed 24.8 points per game this season, so Caprock Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Soroco, Soroco and North Park will face off at 4:30 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully North Park focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Saturday.
