It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Idalia Wolves had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with a 51-31 win. Given Idalia's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while Kim/Branson is ranked 218th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Idalia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaylyn Kechter, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brigette Kite, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Despite the loss, Kim/Branson saw an underclassman step up: Kennedy Cranson dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Cranson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 19 times she's played.
Idalia has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Kim/Branson, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
Idalia and Fleming will face off at 1:00 p.m. on March 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Idalia is facing Fleming at the right time seeing as Fleming is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Kim/Branson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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