It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Booker Tornadoes had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 64-36 win over the Patriots. Booker has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 28 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Jakai Peterson, who scored 27 points along with seven steals. She hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Jsiyah Taylor, who scored 13 points along with six steals.
Aubrey Rogers lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Madelyn Hamisch, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and six blocks. Hamisch has been hot recently, having posted five or more blocks the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Angelina Insana, who scored ten points along with five steals.
The victory (which was Booker's seventh in a row) raised their record to 14-9. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Aubrey Rogers, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-9.
Booker will take on Academy of the Holy Names at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Booker's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten games. Aubrey Rogers does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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