Sandalwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 58-18 loss at the hands of the Paxon School For Advanced Studies Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 136th).
Camren Craw was Sandalwood's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Holeigh Brown held things down on the boards with 11 rebounds. Kirsten Gudmalin took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Paxon School For Advanced Studies' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nina Kamma-Hill led the charge by putting up 18 points and four steals. Kamma-Hill is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed four or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caelyn Carter, who posted 16 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Sandalwood's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Paxon School For Advanced Studies, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-5.
Sandalwood wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 45-27 loss against Creekside on the 10th. As for Paxon School For Advanced Studies, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-61 defeat against ED White on the 14th.
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