Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Aberdeen couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They lost to the Poly Engineers at home by a 52-36 margin on Monday. The Eagles lost against the Engineers in their previous head to head back in March of 2019, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 65-27 score last time.
Leading Poly to victory were Alexis Smothers and London Elliot. Smothers posted 14 points, while Elliot earned 12 points in addition to six assists and six steals. Elliot is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Brianna Pope was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and ten boards.
Aberdeen's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points over those games. As for Poly, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
As of now, neither Aberdeen nor Poly have any future games scheduled.
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