It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Newman Central Catholic can now relate to. They fell to the River Ridge/Scales Mound Wildcats 48-43. The Comets haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
River Ridge/Scales Mound was led to victory by Sarah Winter and Laiken Haas. Winter went 5-for-8 en route to 14 points along with seven boards and three steals, while Haas posted 15 points and six rebounds. Winter has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played. Kenley Patterson was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Newman Central Catholic's defeat dropped their record down to 24-10. As for River Ridge/Scales Mound, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 27-6.
Newman Central Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for River Ridge/Scales Mound, they will take on Pecatonica at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. River Ridge/Scales Mound is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
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