North entered their matchup against McClintock on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The North Mustangs took a 44-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McClintock Chargers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Chargers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 54-30 back in January.
Xxylina Flores
| 02/13/25 vs McClintock | 5 |
| 02/04/25 @ North Canyon | 5 |
| 01/29/25 vs Carl Hayden Community | 8 |
| 01/27/25 vs Metro Tech | 6 |
| 01/23/25 @ Central | 7 |
| + 6 more games |
North lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Xxylina Flores, who went 8-for-15 en route to 19 points and five steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 11 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Esefani Brunson, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, North smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 19 offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead McClintock to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lamaiya Woodberry, who went 7-for-12 on her way to 18 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Iakira Mike, who posted 11 points and five boards.
North's loss dropped their record down to 20-5. As for McClintock, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Coming up, it'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when the Mustangs duke it out with the Colts at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.7 points per game this season. McClintock does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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