It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Ralston Valley Mustangs had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Wolverines 33-30. Winning may never get old, but Ralston Valley sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Leading Ralston Valley to victory were Kailey Townsend and Santana Sabus. Townsend scored five points along with eight rebounds and three blocks, while Sabus scored 15 points along with seven rebounds.
Despite the loss, Chaparral saw an underclassman step up: Lauren Thompson almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds. Thompson has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last eight times she's played. Maddie Jenkins was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Ralston Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Chaparral, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 13-11.
Ralston Valley's road trip will continue as they head out to face Horizon at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Horizon is on a 12-game streak of home wins, Ralston Valley a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Chaparral does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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