It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pearl City can now relate to. They were outmatched by the River Ridge/Scales Mound Wildcats and fell 53-15. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 141st).
Laiken Haas continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for River Ridge/Scales Mound, going 7-for-15 en route to 18 points along with five boards and three steals. Haas is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 46% in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Sarah Winter, who posted eight points and five rebounds.
Pearl City's defeat dropped their record down to 14-19. As for River Ridge/Scales Mound, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 26-6.
Pearl City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for River Ridge/Scales Mound, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-43 victory against Newman Central Catholic on the 20th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
