It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Colton Yellowjackets can now relate to. Their tough 59-35 loss to the Panthers on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Colton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 547th, while Newbury Park is ranked 147th).
Newbury Park got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kimiko Carmer out in front who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and five steals. Carmer is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Skylar Komatsu was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with six steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Colton and nudges their season record down to 23-8. As for Newbury Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season.
Colton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Newbury Park, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 51-42 victory vs. West Ranch on the 29th.
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