Winslow was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 54-47 to the St. Johns Redskins. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Redskins are ranked 23rd).
Winslow lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Taylin Puhuhefvaya, who posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Holiday, who had eight points.
St. Johns had a senior duo take command as Kaylee Pulsipher put up eight points in addition to ten rebounds and six steals and Evelyn Andrus posted 15 points and three blocks. Pulsipher has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sarah Patterson, who had six points.
Winslow's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for St. Johns, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Winslow will host Show Low at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for St. Johns, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Madison Highland Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Johns has three straight victories, Madison Highland Prep has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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