Basketball Recap: Immaculata-La Salle Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Immaculata-La Salle can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 57-17 loss at the hands of the Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart Cyclones. The contest marked the Royal Lions' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Alexandra Gonzalez Casar

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02/06/25 vs Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart	18
02/04/25 vs Edison	13
01/30/25 @ Divine Savior Academy	12
01/28/25 vs Don Soffer Aventura	11
01/27/25 vs Gulliver Prep	16
+ 8 more games

Immaculata-La Salle lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Alexandra Gonzalez Casar, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 18 boards. She has been hot for a while, having posted nine or more rebounds the last 13 times she's played.

Even though they lost, Immaculata-La Salle smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 17 consecutive matchups.

It was another big night for Gabriella Garcia-Pons, who went 5 for 7 en route to 14 points and six boards for Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart. Another player making a difference was Alissa Azcuy, who went 5 of 10 to rack up 11 points.

Immaculata-La Salle's defeat dropped their record down to 17-5. As for Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season.

Immaculata-La Salle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-43 loss against Sports Leadership & Management on the 8th.