On Friday, the Mountain Ridge Miners came up short against the Millbrook Pioneers and fell 51-43. The matchup marked the Miners' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Mountain Ridge's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taylor Lamberson, who posted 12 points. Kealana Pua?Auli was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Leading Millbrook to victory were Jane Moreland and Jaliah Jackson. Moreland almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds, while Jackson went 7 of 9 on her way to 17 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks. The dominant performance gave Moreland a new career-high in points.
Mountain Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Millbrook, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Mountain Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 49-45 victory against Trinity on the 28th. As for Millbrook, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 57-48 defeat against Avonworth on the 28th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
