It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Carson Colts can now relate to. They took a 33-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolves. While losing is never fun, Carson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 501st, while Van Nuys is ranked 226th).
When it comes to explaining why Carson lost on Wednesday, one person who can't be blamed is Madison Wheeler. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. Wheeler hasn't dropped below ten rebounds for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Isra Neal, who scored four points along with ten rebounds and two blocks.
Carson's loss dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Van Nuys, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-2.
Carson does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Van Nuys, they will take on Cleveland at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Van Nuys is coming into the match with seven straight wins on the road, so Cleveland is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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