After flying high against North Zulch on Friday, Round Top-Carmine came back down to earth. The Round Top-Carmine Cubs came up short against the St. Joseph Catholic Eagles on Saturday, falling 46-24. While losing is never fun, the Cubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 664th, while the Eagles are ranked 176th).
St. Joseph Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Riley Millhollon led the charge by going 5 for 7 on her way to 10 points in addition to seven assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave Millhollon a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Barajas, who posted seven points along with five assists and five steals.
Round Top-Carmine's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for St. Joseph Catholic, the win keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
Round Top-Carmine has already played their next matchup, a 54-39 victory against Fayetteville on the 10th. As for St. Joseph Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-14 loss against Flatonia on the 12th.
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