The Cypress Christian Warriors and the Incarnate Word Academy Angels squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Cypress Christian Warriors had to settle for second. They fell 56-44 to the Angels. While losing is never fun, Cypress Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 865th, while Incarnate Word Academy is ranked 309th).
Incarnate Word Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emma Romanczyk, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds. Romanczyk hasn't dropped below nine rebounds for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Herandez, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Cypress Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. As for Incarnate Word Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 23 of their last 25 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 33-7 record this season.
Cypress Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Incarnate Word Academy is on the road again on Saturday and plays Bay Area Christian on February 24th. Hopefully Incarnate Word Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
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