The Thomas Stone Cougars's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Northern by a score of 41-38. Thomas Stone has not had much luck with Northern recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Thomas Stone's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Makaiya Tucker, who scored 15 points. That was a full 39.5% of Thomas Stone's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Gabrielle Malone was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with four steals.
Northern was led to victory by Makayla Marvray and Haley Longfellow. Marvray scored 11 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while Longfellow scored nine points along with six rebounds and two steals. Marvray is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played.
Thomas Stone's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-10. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.0 points per game. As for Northern, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-7.
Thomas Stone will head out on the road to take on Calvert at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Thomas Stone is facing Calvert at the right time seeing as Calvert is stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Northern, they will head out on the road to challenge Chopticon at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Northern focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday.
