Basketball Recap: Skyline Takes a Loss
By Team Reports
Feb 28, 2025, 8:18am
Basketball Recap: Skyline Grizzlies vs. Blackfoot Broncos
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Skyline can now relate to. They took a 50-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blackfoot Broncos. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Broncos this season, with their most recent defeat being a 61-43 loss last Thursday.
When it comes to explaining why Skyline lost on Thursday, don't look at Shay Shippen. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 40% of Skyline's points, marking the fourth time in a row Shippen has posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Macy Marlow, who had 12 points.
Blackfoot can attribute much of their success to Cambrie Waterhouse, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 12 boards. Addison Tanner was another key player, putting up ten points.
Skyline's loss dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Blackfoot, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Skyline didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 69-64 win against Bishop Kelly on the 21st. As for Blackfoot, they have also already played their next game, a 56-54 defeat against Pocatello on the 21st.
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