South Fort Myers played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 53-23 defeat at the hands of the Neumann Celtics. The Wolfpack were down 41-18 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
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Mariah Thorne and Ja'Meria Church certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Thorne posted five points and three blocks, while Church put up nine points. Thorne has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Neumann to victory, but perhaps none more so than Hailey Scheffler, who went 5 of 9 on her way to 12 points and five rebounds. Gracyn Crosby was another key player, putting up four points along with six boards and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for South Fort Myers and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for Neumann, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-9.
South Fort Myers will challenge Lehigh at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Rianne Smith and Thorne. As for Neumann, they will face off against Bonita Springs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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