The Lone Star Longhorns and the Dove Creek Bulldogs squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Lone Star Longhorns had to settle for second. They took a 55-39 bruising from the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, Lone Star can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 200th, while Dove Creek is ranked 65th).
Dove Creek got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kylie Gatlin out in front who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. Gatlin is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalie Gatlin, who scored nine points along with six assists and six steals.
Lone Star are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-11. As for Dove Creek, the victory was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-2.
Lone Star does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dove Creek, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 41-31 victory vs. Cheyenne Wells on the 2nd.
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