It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Kearny Komets can now relate to. Their tough 74-53 loss to the Cougars on Friday might stick with them for a while. Kearny's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Several Komets players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Shamya Boyd, who scored 15 points. Boyd is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Cirayah Sells, who scored 13 points.
Escondido got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jasmine Reyes out in front who scored 18 points along with eight assists and five rebounds. Reyes has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Pines-Escobedo, who scored 16 points along with seven steals.
Kearny's defeat dropped their record down to 17-14. As for Escondido, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-12 record this season.
Kearny does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Escondido, they will head out on the road to square off against Sage Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Escondido will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 672nd, while Sage Creek is ranked 288th).
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