The Winters Warriors waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins but they left with six. They came out on top against East Nicolaus by a score of 45-35. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Winters also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Winters was led to victory by Emily Dodic and Maci Dodic. Dodic scored nine points, while Dodic scored ten points.
Despite the defeat, East Nicolaus saw an underclassman step up: Makinze Massey dropped a triple-double on 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 23 steals. Massey hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Rylee Gillespie, who scored nine points along with four steals.
Winters is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for East Nicolaus, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.
Winters will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Willows at 7:00 p.m. Willows is coming into the contest with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Winters will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for East Nicolaus, they will face off against Modoc at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully East Nicolaus focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Friday.
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