It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Lafayette Christian Cougars had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Lions as they made off with a 49-25 victory. The team accrued 38 points in the first half and coasted on those for the victory.
Leading Lafayette Christian to victory were Marta Oria and Carmen Bridges. Oria almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine steals, while Bridges almost dropped a double-double on 33 points and nine rebounds. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Bridges has scored at least a third of Lafayette Christian's points.
When it comes to explaining why Trinity Prep lost, one person who can't be blamed is Anna Dunagan. Despite the final result, she scored 21 points.
Lafayette Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Trinity Prep, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season.
Lafayette Christian will head out on the road to face off against Unity Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Unity Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four contests. Trinity Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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