Astronaut lost against Merritt Island back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The War Eagles took a 41-25 bruising from the Mustangs. The War Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Astronaut saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ja'Layah Anderson posted 11 points and six rebounds. That was a full 44% of the War Eagles' points, marking the fourth time in a row Anderson has scored more than a third of the team's points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Merritt Island to victory, but perhaps none more so than Agathe Mussano, who almost dropped a double-double with 18 boards and nine blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Underwood, who put up 13 points and six steals.
Astronaut's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Merritt Island, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Astronaut didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-23 defeat against Titusville on the 4th. As for Merritt Island, they have also already played their next matchup, a 68-27 loss against Satellite on the 5th.
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