The Mendocino Cardinals and the Fall River Bulldogs squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Mendocino Cardinals had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a rough 84-52 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, Mendocino can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 750th, while Fall River is ranked 318th).
Leading Fall River to victory were Reese Cassity and Darcie Range. Cassity scored 21 points along with eight steals, while Range dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Range has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Serena Conway, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Mendocino's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Fall River, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season.
Mendocino does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fall River, they will head out on the road to challenge Sacramento Adventist at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fall River is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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