Basketball Recap: Arnold Comes Up Short

Arnold was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 69-41 loss at the hands of the Mosley Dolphins. While losing is never fun, the Marlins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Dolphins are ranked 183rd).

Several Marlins players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jeremiah Neves, who posted eight points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Neves a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Konner Tindal, who put up ten points along with eight rebounds and five blocks.

Eli Mcfatter continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mosley, dropping a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. The contest was Mcfatter's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Nathan Richard, who went 6 of 13 en route to 14 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.

Arnold's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Mosley, they pushed their record up to 12-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.

Arnold wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 55-51 victory against North Bay Haven Academy on the 25th. As for Mosley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-54 win against Leon on the 27th.