Caliche and Briggsdale squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Caliche had to settle for second. They fell to the Briggsdale Falcons 36-32. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 42-28 back in January.
Caliche lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jordan Gerk, who posted seven points. Another player making a difference was Ryann Svoboda, who put up nine points and eight rebounds.
Kayl Klem continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Briggsdale, going 6-for-9 on her way to 13 points in addition to seven boards and seven steals. Klem continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.
Caliche's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7. As for Briggsdale, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Caliche does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Briggsdale, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when Briggsdale Falcons challenge Eads Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Eads sitting on 15 straight wins and Briggsdale on three.
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