Recap: Buckeye Hawks vs. Seton Catholic Sentinels
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Buckeye Hawks can now relate to. They had to suffer through a rough 60-31 loss at the hands of the Sentinels. Buckeye has not had much luck with Seton Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Amayah Leyva, who scored 13 points. Carsyn Jones was another key contributor, scoring three points.
Buckeye struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Seton Catholic racked up 16 assists.
Seton Catholic got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sophie Morales out in front who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Morales has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last eight times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carmella Gallardo, who scored 17 points along with three steals.
Buckeye's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-9. As for Seton Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
Buckeye will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Casteel at 7:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Arizona (Buckeye is ranked 80th, while Casteel is ranked 66th). As for Seton Catholic, they will be playing at home against Sunrise Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Seton Catholic is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Sunrise Mountain a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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