It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Notre Dame can now relate to. They lost 51-26 to the Menlo School Knights on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Knights are ranked 70th).
Notre Dame's loss came despite strong showings from Mika Cary and Sammy Kakala. Cary went 5-for-9 to rack up 15 points and three steals, while Kakala posted four points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.
Ruiqi Liu continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Menlo School, dropping a double-double with 20 points and 11 boards. With that strong performance, Liu is now averaging an impressive 8 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Karen Xin, who shot 67% from the field en route to 17 points.
Notre Dame has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 15-9 record this season. The victory was the third in a row for Menlo School, bringing their record for this year to 17-8.
Notre Dame didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 47-37 defeat against Lowell on the 4th. As for Menlo School, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 54-51 win against Harker on the 1st.
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