Apex was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by the Apex Friendship Patriots 71-19. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 481st, while the Patriots are ranked 56th).
Elizabeth Austin was Apex's leading scorer, having posted six points. Ja'Niyah Mangum held things down on the boards with eight rebounds. Mia Pease took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
It was another big night for Jasmine Nivar, who dropped a double-double with 27 points and 12 rebounds for Apex Friendship. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Nivar has scored at least a third of Apex Friendship's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Caroline Reynders, who posted ten points.
Apex's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Apex Friendship, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Apex has already played their next contest, a 53-43 loss against Middle Creek on the 7th. As for Apex Friendship, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 65-58 defeat against Green Level on the 5th.
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