It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cimarron-Memorial can now relate to. They took a 45-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Canyon Springs Pioneers on Friday. The Spartans lost against the Pioneers in their previous head to head back in February of 2020, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 65-22 score last time.
Canyon Springs was led to victory by Jasmine Legardy and Ariyanah Custard. Legardy almost dropped a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds, while Custard almost dropped a double-double with ten points and nine steals. Custard is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Aaniah Edmonds was another key player, putting up seven points and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Cimarron-Memorial and nudges their season record down to 14-9. As for Canyon Springs, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Cimarron-Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Canyon Springs, they will head out on the road to square off against Legacy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Legacy has won eight straight at home, while Canyon Springs won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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