It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Lyman Eagles can now relate to. They were the victim of a tough 47-23 loss at the hands of the Wranglers on Friday. Lyman has not had much luck with Pinedale recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Lyman's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Paige Rose, who scored 11 points along with three steals, and Payton Anderson who scored five points. Rose is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for five games straight.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lyman struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Pinedale racked up 12 assists.
Pinedale was led to victory by Erica Wilson and Elyn Bowers. Wilson scored 13 points along with five assists, while Bowers scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Bowers hasn't dropped below 15 points for 11 straight games. Claire Thonhoff was another key contributor, scoring six points along with two steals.
Lyman's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Pinedale, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 19-3.
Lyman is on the road again on Saturday and plays Powell on March 2nd. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Wyoming (Powell is ranked 12th, while Lyman is ranked 21st). As for Pinedale, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Mountain View at 4:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Hopefully Pinedale focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday.
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