The Buckeye Hawks and the Casteel Colts squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Buckeye Hawks had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Colts by a score of 48-45. Buckeye's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Buckeye lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kiria Avila escarcega, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Avila escarcega has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Isabel Ramirez, who scored five points along with 12 rebounds and two steals.
It was another big night for Jackie Rosado, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 12 rebounds for Casteel. That makes it three consecutive games in which Rosado has scored at least a third of Casteel's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Lewis, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and eight blocks.
Buckeye's defeat dropped their record down to 18-10. As for Casteel, their victory bumped their record up to 19-10.
Buckeye does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Casteel, they will head out on the road to challenge Williams Field at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Williams Field is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 53.6 points per game this season.
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