Harrah and Newcastle squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Harrah had to settle for second. They took a 63-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Newcastle Racers. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Racers are ranked 20th).
Harrah lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Sayler Eaton, who went 5-for-11 en route to 13 points. Another player making a difference was Paislee Carter, who posted eight points and three steals.
Newcastle found their leader in freshman Kalani Kindred, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 16 points and four steals. Kindred has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Whitney Wollenberg was another key player, putting up ten points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Harrah's loss dropped their record down to 21-6. As for Newcastle, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-6.
Harrah wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 49-40 defeat against Holland Hall on the 6th. As for Newcastle, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 51-36 loss against Lincoln Christian on the 7th.
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