Mountain Pointe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 49-24 to the Horizon Huskies. While losing is never fun, the Pride can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Huskies are ranked 49th).
Alaya Sumler was Mountain Pointe's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Nia Rowe held things down on the boards with five rebounds. Briah Wright took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with four assists.
Leading Horizon to victory were Peyton Schiltz and Avery Olson. Schiltz went 9 for 19 on her way to 19 points, while Olson dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. Olson is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Paisy Perkins, who posted nine points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks.
Mountain Pointe's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Horizon, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Mountain Pointe didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-30 loss against Campo Verde on the 13th. As for Horizon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 49-39 win against Red Mountain on the 13th.
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