It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the East Union Lancers can now relate to. They took a 62-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as East Union came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while Wood is ranked 365th).
Natalia Sanchez was her usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds for Wood. Sanchez hasn't dropped below two steals for 12 straight games. Tianna Palmer was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds.
East Union's defeat dropped their record down to 24-6. As for Wood, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 19-11.
East Union does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Wood will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Manteca at 7:00 p.m. on February 19th. Hopefully Manteca focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Friday.
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