Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Mainland Buccaneers walked away with it. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wildcats on Thursday and snuck past 56-53. The win was familiar territory for Mainland who now have seven in a row.
Mainland's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Anovia Sheals, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Sheals has scored at least a third of Mainland's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Olson, who scored 16 points.
Booker T. Washington lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Chamiah Francis, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 16 rebounds. Francis is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last 13 games she's played. Mikerria Bonner was another key contributor, scoring 20 points.
Mainland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-12 record this season. As for Booker T. Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 23-2.
Mainland will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on River Ridge at 3:00 p.m. on March 6th. Mainland is coming into the contest with three straight victories on the road, so River Ridge will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Booker T. Washington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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