It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oaks Christian can now relate to. They took a 56-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pioneer Titans on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 373rd, while the Titans are ranked 177th).
Oaks Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Presley Kushner, who posted 16 points and five steals. Andrea Woodward was another key player, putting up 14 points along with five boards and four steals.
Riley Almendarez was her usual excellent self, going 9-for-12 en route to 18 points for Pioneer. What's more, Almendarez also posted a 75% field goal percentage, which is the highest she's achieved since back in January. Another player making a difference was Alissa Belen, who earned nine points.
This is the second loss in a row for Oaks Christian and nudges their season record down to 10-16. As for Pioneer, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-11.
Oaks Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pioneer, they will take on Marina at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pioneer knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Marina likes a good challenge.
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