It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Calexico can now relate to. They took a hard 56-37 fall against the Bishop's Knights on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 796th, while the Knights are ranked 137th).
Calexico's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Evalyn Rubio, who posted 11 points, and Leslie Herrera, who had ten points. Another player making a difference was Jolette Duran, who earned five points.
Bishop's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ayla Johnson led the charge by en route to 15 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Margo Leong, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 14 boards.
Calexico is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-18. As for Bishop's, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-11.
Calexico does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bishop's, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 70-47 victory against University City on the 22nd.
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