Wekiva easily dispatched Boone on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Mustangs fell just short of the North Tampa Christian Academy Titans by a score of 59-57 on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (55), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Wekiva's loss came despite strong showings from Jakayla Johnson and Jasmine Pooler. Johnson shot 57% from the field to rack up 19 points in addition to seven boards and three steals, while Pooler went 5-for-9 en route to 14 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Tiana Washington was another key player, putting up eight points.
North Tampa Christian Academy found their leader in sophomore Ameeya Steadham, who posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Steadham also set a new season-high mark in field goal percentage with 50%. Another player making a difference was Ava Wyatt, who earned eight points along with five boards and four steals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wekiva fell to 2-1. As for North Tampa Christian Academy, their record now sits at 3-1.
Wekiva has already played their next game, a 63-35 victory against Horizon on the 2nd. As for North Tampa Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-46 win against Balboa on the 28th.
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