Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Mitchell couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Sunlake Seahawks by a score of 63-61 on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (59), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Kaycie Hyde continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sunlake, putting up 21 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Hyde has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 20 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cherity Powells, who posted 16 points and four steals.
Mitchell's defeat dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Sunlake, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Mitchell will square off against Steinbrenner at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Steinbrenner's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches. As for Sunlake, they will take on Sickles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sickles is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season.
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