Recap: American Prep WV Eagles vs. Waterford Ravens
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the American Prep WV Eagles can now relate to. They were the victim of a tough 44-22 loss at the hands of the Ravens on Tuesday. American Prep WV just can't catch a break and has now endured five defeats in a row.
Nicole Tran and Jimena Cortes certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Tran scored nine points along with two steals, while Cortes scored eight points along with three steals. That was a full 40.9% of American Prep WV's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, American Prep WV struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Waterford posted 11 assists.
Anne Howard was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds for Waterford. The team also got some help courtesy of Halee Hasebi, who scored seven points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
American Prep WV dropped their record down to 7-12 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 24.3 points per game. As for Waterford, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
American Prep WV does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Waterford, they will take on South Sevier at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Sevierpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Waterford in Utah (South Sevier is ranked 24th, while Waterford is ranked 105th).
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