The Mt. Markham Mustangs lost against the Holland Patent Golden Knights back in January of 2020, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Mt. Markham took a 62-43 bruising from Holland Patent. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mt. Markham in their matchups with Holland Patent: they've now lost three in a row.
Holland Patent's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Terralyn McLaughlin, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which McLaughlin has scored at least a third of Holland Patent's points. Michaela Cushman was another key contributor, scoring 19 points along with eight rebounds and five steals.
Mt. Markham now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Holland Patent, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-9.
Mt. Markham will head out on the road to challenge Herkimer at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mt. Markham and Herkimer are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Holland Patent, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Adirondack at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. Holland Patent is facing Adirondack at the right time seeing as Adirondack is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
