It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pike Road can now relate to. They came up short against the Park Crossing Thunderbirds on Tuesday, falling 68-45. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Thunderbirds are ranked fourth).
Park Crossing's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Saniya Jackson, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 16 steals. Jackson has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last 11 times she's played. Kamryn Kelly was another key player, going 6 of 13 on her way to 17 points and four steals.
Pike Road's defeat dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Park Crossing, the victory was the 11th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 29-1.
As of now, neither Pike Road nor Park Crossing have any future games scheduled.
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