It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Basic can now relate to. They lost 33-12 to the Palo Verde Panthers on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, the Wolves couldn't push the score so high this time.
Samantha Manzo was her usual excellent self, rushing for 159 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 40 yards and one touchdown for Palo Verde. Manzo also deserves a shoutout for her performance on D, making four total tackles and defending one pass in addition to snagging an interception which she returned one-yard for a touchdown. Madeline West made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Basic's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Palo Verde, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season.
Basic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palo Verde, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 19-12 victory against Liberty on the 13th.
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