The Topsail Pirates came up short against the Cleveland Rams on Thursday and fell 56-43.
Defeat or not, Topsail got some senior leadership from Reed Garofano and Jaelyn Dabideen. Garofano went 6-for-12 on her way to 14 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals, while Dabideen posted 12 points and five steals. Another player making a difference was Josie Nelson, who had four points in addition to seven boards and three blocks.
Cleveland was led to victory by Angelia Dunn and DD Tsolenyanu. Dunn dropped a double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds, while Tsolenyanu dropped a double-double with 13 points and 20 boards. Dunn has been hot for a while, having posted 15 or more points the last 12 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gloriann Pratt, who put up seven points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Topsail's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Topsail has already played their next game (against New Bern), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Cleveland, they will square off against West Johnston at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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