The Forge Christian Fury's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They fell just short of St. Mary's Academy by a score of 67-65. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Several Fury players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Finley Queen, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Queen has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Maxine Rossi, who scored 14 points.
Emily Rodriguez continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for St. Mary's Academy, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. Rodriguez is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last ten games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hazel Mills, who scored eight points along with nine assists and six steals.
Forge Christian's loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-12. As for St. Mary's Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Forge Christian will face off against Stargate School at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Stargate School comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 25 points in their last four games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse. St. Mary's Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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