If Caston was feeling good fresh off their 45-21 takedown of Bethany Christian last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Caston Comets fell 48-36 to the North Miami Warriors on Thursday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Comets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 56-35 back in December of 2024.
When it comes to explaining why Caston lost, don't look at Madisyn Douglass. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 44.4% of Caston's points, marking the 17th time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Camila Hernandez-Rios, who had five points.
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Even though they lost, Caston smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in nine consecutive contests.
Kayden Donaldson was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 23 points and nine boards for North Miami. Donaldson has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last ten times she's played. Grace Sailors was another key player, putting up seven points and 15 boards.
Caston's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-13. As for North Miami, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 12-9.
Caston has already played their next match (against Carroll), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. North Miami will challenge Wabash at 7:30 p.m. on January 31st. Wabash is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season.
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