It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the West Philadelphia Speedboys can now relate to. They were beaten by the Griffin 60-29 on Tuesday. West Philadelphia's defeat signaled the end of their 13-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, West Philadelphia had strong showings from Mouye Tall, who scored ten points along with five rebounds, and Victoria Williams, who scored 14 points.
West Philadelphia struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Academy at Palumbo got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Aisha Muibi out in front who scored 29 points. Muibi continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Beatrix Kaeli, who scored 19 points.
West Philadelphia's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-2. As for Academy at Palumbo, they pushed their record up to 18-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
West Philadelphia's road trip will continue as they head out to face Carver High School of Engineering & Science at 3:15 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully West Philadelphia focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Tuesday. As for Academy at Palumbo, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Mastery Charter North - Pickett at 3:15 p.m. on February 16th. Mastery Charter North - Pickett is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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