Aspire Langston Hughes Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a blow against the Marysville Indians, falling 60-19. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1083rd, while the Indians are ranked 298th).
Demi Boykin was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 13 boards for Marysville. The dominant performance gave Boykin a new career-high in boards. Jorden Hill was another key player, going 6 of 10 on her way to 14 points along with eight boards and five steals.
Aspire Langston Hughes Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Marysville, their victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Aspire Langston Hughes Academy will look to defend their home court on December 27th against Fortune Early College at 6:00 p.m. As for Marysville, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-55 defeat against Foothill on the 21st.
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