ALA - Queen Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by the Eastmark Firebirds 76-19. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Firebirds are ranked 45th).
Olivia Welch was ALA - Queen Creek's leading scorer, having posted five points. Lindsey Leavitt held things down on the boards with five rebounds. Brailyn Clouse took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Eastmark was led to victory by Ella Lafountain and Isabella Jackson. Lafountain went 8 of 12 on her way to 24 points and four steals, while Jackson dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 steals. Jackson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 12 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna LaFountain, who went 7 of 12 on her way to 14 points and six rebounds.
ALA - Queen Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Eastmark, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-1.
ALA - Queen Creek will take on Prescott at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Prescott is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.6 points per game this season. As for Eastmark, they will challenge Mica Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Eastmark's defense has only allowed 29.6 points per game this season, so Mica Mountain's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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