It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Verdugo Hills Dons can now relate to. They fell to the Parrots 54-50. Verdugo Hills' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Rayleen Castanos and Jezell Abdalnour certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Castanos almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds, while Abdalnour almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds. Castanos hasn't dropped below three blocks for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Amiyya Castanos, who scored 12 points along with six steals.
It was another big night for Hannah Lising, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds for Poly. Lising hasn't dropped below four steals for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jhada Cordon, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Verdugo Hills' loss dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Poly, they pushed their record up to 16-7 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Verdugo Hills does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Poly, they will face off against Garfield at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Garfield knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven games -- so hopefully Poly likes a good challenge.
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