It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Akron can now relate to. They took a 53-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Merino on Friday. While losing is never fun, Akron can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while Merino is ranked eighth).
Jay Lynch continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Merino, dropping a double-double with 20 points and 17 boards. With that strong performance, Lynch is now averaging an impressive 8.2 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kya Piel, who went 6-for-11 to rack up 14 points in addition to eight boards and seven assists.
Rams
| 03/14/25 vs Merino | 41-53 |
| 03/13/25 vs Burlington | 54-44 |
| 03/08/25 vs Rangely | 52-29 |
| 03/07/25 vs South Park | 49-24 |
| 03/01/25 vs Haxtun | 56-31 |
With the defeat, Akron broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-11. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 20.6 points. As for Merino, the win (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 25-1.
Akron didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 43-38 loss against Sanford on the 15th. As for Merino, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 40-29 victory against Sedgwick County on the 15th.
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