On Friday, the Mountain Empire Redhawks were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 22-21 to the Coastal Academy Stingrays. While the Redhawks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Stingrays 8-4 in the first quarter.
Carli McGhee and Bibi Caceres certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. McGhee posted ten points, while Caceres scored nine points.
Coastal Academy found their leader in freshman Payton Kloeppel, who earned six points in addition to seven boards and six steals. Those six steals set a new season-high mark for Kloeppel.
Mountain Empire's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Coastal Academy, they pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Mountain Empire will head out to square off against San Diego Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Mountain Empire's defense has only allowed 18.9 points per game this season, so San Diego Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them. Coastal Academy has already played their next match (against Guajome Park Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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