It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Steward Spartans can now relate to. They fell to the Patriots 58-53. Steward was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Virginia Academy apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.
Steward's loss on Saturday came despite strong showings from Ava Johnson and Sanai Green. Johnson scored 16 points along with six rebounds and five assists, while Green dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 37.7% of Steward's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Tori West was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Steward's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-11. As for Virginia Academy, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-9.
Steward does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Virginia Academy also has no future games currently scheduled.
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