Crossland played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 86-20 loss at the hands of the Largo Lions. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Lions are ranked 113th).
Despite the loss, Crossland saw an underclassman step up: freshman Zaida Birruete posted nine points.
Leading Largo to victory were Aysiah Harris and Aleah Rodriguez. Harris went 9 for 11 en route to 21 points along with six assists and five rebounds, while Rodriguez went 9 of 14 on her way to 23 points. Harris has been hot, having posted 16 or more points the last seven times she's played. Noelle Crosby was another key player, putting up ten points and six boards.
Crossland has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Largo, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Crossland has already played their next contest (against Fairmont Heights), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Largo Lions duke it out with the Chesapeake Math & IT Academy North Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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