It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa can now relate to. They fell just short of the Upsala Cardinals by a score of 54-51 on Saturday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 54-53 back in January.
Leading Upsala to victory were Zoey Leners and Samantha Pilarski. Leners dropped a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Pilarski shot 44% from the field en route to 19 points and five boards. Leners has been hot, having posted nine or more boards the last seven times she's played. Isabel Ripplinger was another key player, putting up six points.
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's defeat dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Upsala, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Upsala, they will square off against Braham at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Braham knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Upsala likes a good challenge.
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