It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Vance Charter Knights can now relate to. They took a serious blow against the Eagles on Tuesday, falling 76-44. Vance Charter's loss signaled the end of their 13-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Vance Charter had strong showings from Emily Reese, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds, and Alyssa Bullock, who scored 16 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Bullock is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season.
East Bladen's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Laila Smith, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds. Smith is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 25 games she's played. NeNe Ward was another key contributor, scoring 26 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Vance Charter's defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 21-3. As for East Bladen, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Vance Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. East Bladen's road trip will continue as they head out to face Falls Lake at 6:00 p.m. on March 8th. Falls Lake is on a seven-game streak of home wins, East Bladen a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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