It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fresno can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 53-25 loss at the hands of the Immanuel Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 640th, while the Eagles are ranked 90th).
Immanuel was led to victory by Ava Schletewitz and Kiera Thomas. Schletewitz dropped a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds, while Thomas went 7-for-16 en route to 15 points and seven steals. Thomas has become a key player for Immanuel: the team is undefeated when she posts at least three steals, but 3-5 otherwise. Ainsley Jackson was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.
Fresno has been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 15 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-19 record this season. The win was the 13th in a row for Immanuel, bringing their record for this year to 25-5.
Fresno does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Immanuel, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 67-29 victory against Atascadero on the 20th.
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