The Maria Carrillo Pumas and the Colfax Falcons squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Maria Carrillo Pumas had to settle for second. They took a 51-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Maria Carrillo of the 47-19 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2016.
Despite the loss, Maria Carrillo saw an underclassman step up: Hanisi Daveta scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals. Leyna Gorauskas was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with two steals.
Leading Colfax to victory were Madalyn Sigrist and Kaia Diederichs. Sigrist scored 18 points, while Diederichs scored 14 points along with three steals. Diederichs is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 11 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Juliette James, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Maria Carrillo's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-11. As for Colfax, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 33-2.
Maria Carrillo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Colfax, they will head out on the road to square off against Pleasant Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pleasant Valley is on a 11-game streak of home wins, Colfax a 16-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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