It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Desert Edge Scorpions can now relate to. They fell 57-48 to the Falcons on Thursday. Desert Edge has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Desert Edge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jitzabeth Hielo Miles, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Monica Orozco, who scored five points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Cactus Shadows was led to victory by Karease Broeker and Camryn Koester. Broeker dropped a double-double on 13 points and 14 rebounds, while Koester dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. Broeker is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last 18 games she's played. Maddie Schultz was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five assists and three steals.
Desert Edge's loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Cactus Shadows, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-13.
Desert Edge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cactus Shadows, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Washington at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Cactus Shadows focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 on Thursday.
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