It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the St. Anthony Saints had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They managed a 60-55 victory over the Cougars. The win was familiar territory for St. Anthony who now have seven in a row.
Ryann Bennett continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 30 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kadence Lloyd, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Ventura lost, one person who can't be blamed is Skyler Knight. Despite the final result, she scored 22 points. Kailee Staniland was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with eight assists.
St. Anthony is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. As for Ventura, their defeat ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 26-5.
St. Anthony will take on Mark Keppel at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Anthony is on a three-game streak of home wins, Mark Keppel a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Ventura does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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