Chatham's Bridget Carleton competing for Team Canada at the U17 FIBA World Championships in 2014. (Photo courtesy of FIBA)Chatham's Bridget Carleton competing for Team Canada at the U17 FIBA World Championships in 2014. (Photo courtesy of FIBA)
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Carleton Leads Team Canada

Chatham's Bridget Carleton and Canada's Junior Women's National Basketball Team came up just short against Belgium at the FIBA U19 Championship.

Canada lost 67-52 to Belgium. After a close first half, Canada was outscored 37-18 by the Belgian squad in the second half.

The 18-year-old led Canada with 10 points and four rebounds in Russia.

The loss drops the Canadians to 1-2 in group play. Canada will now face Serbia in the first game of the playoff round Wednesday at 11am EST.

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The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.