Braddock suffered their closest loss since December 6, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of the Coral Park Rams by a score of 43-40. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rams apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Braddock lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Anna Rubiera, who posted 18 points along with five rebounds and four steals. That was a full 45% of Braddock's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriella Hurtado, who put up six points in addition to 13 boards and four steals.
Coral Park was led to victory by Greisy Perdomo and Layla Heaven. Perdomo dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten steals, while Heaven dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds. Perdomo has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last three times she's played.
Braddock has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Coral Park, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-7.
Braddock wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 43-30 loss against TERRA Environmental on the 27th. As for Coral Park, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Mater Academy Charter at 7:00 p.m. on February 4th. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Mater Academy Charter sitting on seven straight wins and Coral Park on four.
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