North Park is 10-0 against Caprock Academy since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The North Park Wildcats' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Caprock Academy Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on February 22nd. Hopefully North Park focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, North Park ended up a good deal behind West Grand and lost 41-22.
Despite the loss, North Park had strong showings from Mykenzi Ramsey, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds, and Dezirae Gonzales, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals. That was a full 54.5% of North Park's points, marking the 18th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Caprock Academy came up short against Hayden on Friday and fell 41-31. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Caprock Academy in their matchups with Hayden: they've now lost nine in a row.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Illiana Klein, who scored four points along with five rebounds and five steals. Paige Moore was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
North Park dropped their record down to 3-15 with that defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Caprock Academy, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
North Park took their victory against Caprock Academy in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 53-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Park since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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