It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Chester can now relate to. They fell 57-44 to the Downingtown East Cougars on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Clippers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Cougars are ranked 28th).
Imani Dorsey
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Several Clippers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Imani Dorsey, who went 7-for-13 on her way to 17 points and three steals. Dorsey is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ja'Mya Muhammad, who went 6-for-8 en route to 15 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Chester smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Chester's defeat dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Downingtown East, they pushed their record up to 22-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Coming up, Chester will welcome Spring-Ford at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Chester is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season. Downingtown East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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