It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hamilton had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 63-54 win over the Perry Pumas. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Taylor Sipfle
| 03/01/25 vs Perry | 25 |
| 11/25/24 @ Mountain View | 23 |
| 12/04/24 vs Victory Christian Academy | 20 |
| 02/11/25 @ Chandler | 19 |
| 02/27/24 vs Desert Vista | 19 |
Taylor Sipfle continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 25 points and 17 rebounds. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Malia Romero, who went 9-for-15 on her way to 20 points.
Hamilton was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They are 15-4 when they've passed the ball that well.
Despite the loss, Perry saw an underclassman step up: freshman Elleigh Molinar shot 50% from the field to rack up 17 points and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Unesu Machiri, who posted nine points and three steals.
Hamilton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-12 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.2 points over those games. Perry's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13.
Hamilton has already played their next contest, a 61-47 victory against Mesa on the 4th. Perry does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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