It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Lakeside can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 76-27 loss at the hands of the Decatur Community Red Devils. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 325th, while the Red Devils are ranked 137th).
Lakeside got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Kaylee Otte and Kaitlyn Herskowitz, who each put up six points. Otte also led the team in rebounds with seven.
Leading Decatur Community to victory were Brylee Minnick and Maria Rodriguez. Minnick went 9-for-19 to rack up 25 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Rodriguez shot 57% from the field on her way to 19 points and six steals. Those 19 points gave Rodriguez a new career-high. Michaela Wasson was another key player, putting up 12 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Lakeside has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season. Decatur Community's record is now 11-9.
Lakeside does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Decatur Community, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 57-52 defeat against Rawlins County on the 1st.
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