Even though the Smithsburg Leopards scored an imposing 59 points on Thursday, the Middletown Knights still came out on top. Middletown took their match against the Leopards 68-59. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Middletown also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2023.
Despite the defeat, Smithsburg had strong showings from Skyla Mastronardi, who almost dropped a double-double on 29 points and nine rebounds, and Maren McFarland, who scored 13 points along with seven assists and four steals. Mastronardi has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 11 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Molly Weaver, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds.
Middletown has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Smithsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-5.
Middletown will head out on the road to face off against the Railroaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brunswick has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since January 11. As for Smithsburg, they will take on the Blazers at TBD on Monday.
