Gregory-Portland entered their matchup against Corpus Christi Moody on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Gregory-Portland Wildcats lost to the Corpus Christi Moody Trojans at home by a 51-37 margin. The game was a 17-17 toss-up at halftime, but the Wildcats couldn't quite close it out.
Gregory-Portland lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brittney Chapman, who posted eight points and eight boards. Another player making a difference was Jariyah Whitehead, who had eight points and seven rebounds.
Shantaye Hazel was her usual excellent self, going 10 of 23 on her way to 22 points along with eight boards and six steals for Corpus Christi Moody. Hazel has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 23 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaliyah Hazel, who earned five points in addition to nine rebounds and three steals.
Gregory-Portland's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 18-12. As for Corpus Christi Moody, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season.
Gregory-Portland didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-45 victory against Carroll on the 14th. Corpus Christi Moody has also already played their next game, a 52-13 win against King on the 14th.
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