It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Tehachapi Warriors can now relate to. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 64-40 walloping at the hands of the Wolverines on Tuesday. Tehachapi was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-17.
Tehachapi's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Riley Walden, who scored 19 points along with four steals, and Kennedy Perkins who scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Camille Foster, who scored three points along with four blocks.
Tehachapi struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Harvard-Westlake racked up 13 assists.
Harvard-Westlake's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Deana Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds. Thompson is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 17 or more in the last six games she's played. Jamie Yue was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Tehachapi and nudges their season record down to 26-4. As for Harvard-Westlake, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-18 record this season.
Tehachapi does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Harvard-Westlake, they will be playing at home against JSerra Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Harvard-Westlake focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Tuesday.
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