It was a good run, but the Wellpinit Redskins unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell to Curlew 47-43. Wellpinit was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Curlew apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2020.
Several Redskins players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Rayah Hill, who scored 16 points along with six steals. Hill is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last five games she's played. Kipri Denison was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with four steals.
Leading Curlew to victory were Annika Baker and Emma Lena Baker. Baker dropped a double-double on 13 points and 18 rebounds, while Baker shot 4-for-12 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 30 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Baker has scored at least a third of Curlew's points.
Wellpinit's loss dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Curlew, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 20-2.
Wellpinit will be playing at home against Inchelium at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wellpinit is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Inchelium a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Curlew, they will square off against Almira-Coulee-Hartline at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Curlew focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Saturday.
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