Ascend Leadership lost against Triangle Math & Science back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Ascend Leadership Aviators fell to the Triangle Math & Science Tigers 43-38.
Several Aviators players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kimari Cross, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 15 boards. That was a full 34.2% of Ascend Leadership's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizabeth Fike, who put up eight points and five rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Triangle Math & Science to victory, but perhaps none more so than Amritha Tatineni, who earned 13 points along with eight boards and five steals. Those 13 points gave Tatineni a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zainab Mcelhinney, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 13 rebounds.
Ascend Leadership has been struggling recently as they've lost 14 of their last 15 games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 3-18 record this season. As for Triangle Math & Science, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Coming up, Ascend Leadership will take on Chatham Charter at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Triangle Math & Science, they will challenge Clover Garden School at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Triangle Math & Science is facing Clover Garden School at the right time seeing as Clover Garden School is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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