After flying high against Channelview last Friday, North Shore came back down to earth. The North Shore Mustangs were beaten by the Atascocita Eagles 73-43 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Eagles are ranked 16th).
| 01/28/25 @ Atascocita | 4 |
| 01/24/25 vs Channelview | 8 |
| 01/21/25 vs Goose Creek Memorial | 4 |
| 01/18/25 @ Kingwood | 2 |
| 01/15/25 vs Humble | 3 |
North Shore's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Da'Marcus Sloan, who posted 13 points and four steals. Sloan is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Rashaad Williams, who had ten points.
Even though they lost, North Shore smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
North Shore now has a losing record at 15-16. As for Atascocita, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
North Shore will be playing in front of their home fans against King at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. King will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something North Shore surely won't give up without a fight. As for Atascocita, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Atascocita Eagles take on the Channelview Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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