It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Palisades had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Christian Patriots as they made off with a 76-56 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dolphins.
Despite the defeat, Christian had strong showings from Maepon Johnson, who posted 18 points in addition to seven boards and three steals, and Leah Speers, who had 16 points and four steals. Johnson's evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Sierra Weckback, who scored five points and seven rebounds.
Palisades' victory bumped their record up to 17-15. As for Christian, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-5.
Palisades wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 57-55 defeat against Mater Dei Catholic on the 8th. Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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