It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Parrish Community Bulls can now relate to. They took a 53-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans on Monday. Parrish Community's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Several Bulls players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mary Portwood, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. Portwood has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times she's played. Sarah Decker was another key contributor, scoring five points along with eight rebounds and three blocks.
Even though they lost, Parrish Community smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lely only pulled down four offensive rebounds.
Lely found their leader in underclassman Sofiia Kiritsa, who scored 26 points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Fara Louissaint, who scored three points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Parrish Community's loss dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Lely, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Parrish Community does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lely, they will head out on the road to face off against Port Charlotte at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Port Charlotte is on a six-game streak of home wins, Lely a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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