It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Round Valley can now relate to. They fell just short of the Miami Vandals by a score of 60-58 on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Elks in their meetings with the Vandals: they've now lost five in a row.
Addison Poston
| 02/18/26 vs Miami | 26 |
| 02/10/26 @ Tuba City | 11 |
| 02/07/26 vs Valley | 15 |
| 02/03/26 @ St. Johns | 11 |
| 01/29/26 vs Pinon | 19 |
| + 5 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Round Valley lost, don't look at Addison Poston. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double with 29 points and 26 rebounds. Poston has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Jaramillo, who almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.
Leading Miami to victory were Tamia Pietila and Olivia Chacon. Pietila almost dropped a double-double with 28 points and nine assists, while Chacon went 6-for-10 on her way to 16 points in addition to five boards and five steals. The Vandals are 15-5 when Chacon posts three or more steals, but 3-6 otherwise. Xandri Thompson was another key player, putting up eight points.
Round Valley's loss dropped their record down to 25-8. As for Miami, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-11.
Round Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Miami, they will square off against Fountain Hills at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The Falcons' defense has only allowed 23.1 points per game this season, so the Vandals' offense will have their work cut out for them.
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