It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Falls Church Jaguars can now relate to. They took a 50-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans on Saturday. Falls Church has not had much luck with West Springfield recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Falls Church lost, one person who can't be blamed is Simone Pendleton. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 39% of Falls Church's points, marking the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Emily Keefe, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Even though they lost, Falls Church were working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Falls Church's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10. As for West Springfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season.
Falls Church does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Springfield, they will head out on the road to square off against West Potomac at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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