It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Barron Collier can now relate to. They fell to the Mater Lakes Academy Bears 58-54. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Bears are ranked 80th).
Barron Collier's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Madison Means, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 14 points and six boards. Peyton Heffelfinger was another key player, putting up 16 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Barron Collier was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mater Lakes Academy only posted nine assists.
Mater Lakes Academy found their leader in sophomore Vanessa Vancott, who shot 5-for-8 from long range and dropped a double-double with 29 points and 11 boards. Vancott's evening made it 26 games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Glover, who went 6-for-14 on her way to 18 points and five rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Barron Collier and nudges their season record down to 15-13. As for Mater Lakes Academy, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-9.
Barron Collier does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mater Lakes Academy, they will challenge Northwestern at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northwestern will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Mater Lakes Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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