On Saturday, the Middletown Blue Dragons faced the Northwest Catholic Lions in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Middletown took a 64-49 bruising from Northwest Catholic. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Middletown of the 60-40 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2023.
Middletown's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Shalyn Smith, who scored 17 points. That was a full 34.7% of Middletown's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Tessa Porch was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Northwest Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Middletown does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Northwest Catholic also has no future games currently scheduled.
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