The Sacramento Waldorf Waves and the Stone Ridge Christian Knights squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Sacramento Waldorf Waves had to settle for second. They took a hard 53-37 fall against the Knights. Sacramento Waldorf found out winning isn't easy when you make eight fewer threes than your opponent.
Aubrey Payne and Zoe Malena certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Payne dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, while Malena dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Payne has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sienna Baumgartener, who scored seven points along with three blocks.
Bella Ewing continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Stone Ridge Christian, scoring 39 points. Cali Cole was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Sacramento Waldorf's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Stone Ridge Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Sacramento Waldorf does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Stone Ridge Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Faith Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Faith Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Stone Ridge Christian likes a good challenge.
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