The Sebring Blue Streaks and the Port Charlotte Pirates squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Sebring Blue Streaks had to settle for second. They fell 48-39 to the Pirates. While losing is never fun, Sebring can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while Port Charlotte is ranked 124th).
When it comes to explaining why Sebring lost, one person who can't be blamed is Molly Jane Zwayer. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 24 points and 21 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Zwayer has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gileanys Nieves Martinez, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Hailey Cohen continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Port Charlotte, scoring seven points along with 11 rebounds and six steals. Cohen has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mariah Epting, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Sebring's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Port Charlotte, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Sebring does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Port Charlotte, they will head out on the road to take on Clearwater at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
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