University School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They were beaten by the Unaka Rangers 61-23. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Rangers are ranked 156th).
Michelle Shields was her usual excellent self, going 9 of 19 en route to 24 points and four steals for Unaka. That makes it three consecutive games in which Shields has scored at least a third of Unaka's points. Keyona Hague was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
University School's defeat dropped their record down to 1-17. As for Unaka, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Looking ahead, University School will head out to face off against Chuckey-Doak at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Unaka, they will square off against Happy Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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