It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Conifer can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 53-22 loss at the hands of the Salida Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Spartans are ranked 50th).
Conifer's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Eleanor Sikora, who posted 11 points, and Izzy Ogdon, who scored eight points.
Braeden Johnson continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Salida, putting up 18 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Johnson's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaija Saari, who had ten points in addition to five boards and five steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Conifer and nudges their season record down to 14-10. As for Salida, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Conifer does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Salida, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 51-45 victory against Thomas MacLaren School on the 8th.
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