The South Ridge Panthers and the Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the South Ridge Panthers had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Rangers on the road and fell 81-36. South Ridge has not had much luck with Mountain Iron-Buhl recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Mountain Iron-Buhl was led to victory by Anna Neyens and Jordan Zubich. Neyens scored 17 points along with four steals, while Zubich scored 22 points along with five assists and five steals. Zubich has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last 15 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Izzy Wiita, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
South Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 24-7. As for Mountain Iron-Buhl, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-3 record this season.
South Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Mountain Iron-Buhl is on the road again on Friday and plays Cromwell at 6:00 p.m. on March 8th. Cromwell will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Mountain Iron-Buhl surely won't give up without a fight.
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