The West Liberty-Salem Tigers and the Cincinnati Country Day Nighthawks squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the West Liberty-Salem Tigers had to settle for second. They fell 47-35 to the Nighthawks. West Liberty-Salem's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
West Liberty-Salem lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bailey Poppe, who scored two points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Lilly Weaver was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Cincinnati Country Day's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Megan Zimmerman led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 26 points and nine rebounds. Zimmerman hasn't dropped below 15 points for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Elizabeth Zimmerman, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and five assists.
West Liberty-Salem's loss dropped their record down to 21-5. As for Cincinnati Country Day, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.
West Liberty-Salem does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cincinnati Country Day, they will head out on the road to challenge Africentric Early College at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Africentric Early College is coming into the contest with 11 straight wins at home, so Cincinnati Country Day will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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