It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Hopewell Blue Devils can now relate to. They fell to the Rams 60-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the loss, Hopewell still got an impressive performance from Erin Edmonds, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 58.2% of Hopewell's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Shakiya Lambert was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Dynasti Pierce was her usual excellent self, scoring 17 points along with five rebounds and five steals for Lafayette. Pierce hasn't dropped below three steals for eight straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Lynch, who scored 15 points.
Hopewell's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Lafayette, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 16-8.
Hopewell does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lafayette, they will head out on the road to take on Lake Taylor at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lafayette has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 273 points over their last four games.
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