It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Douglas Tigers can now relate to. They took a 61-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars on Thursday. Douglas found out winning isn't easy when you don't work as a unit and post 11 fewer assists than your opponent.
Douglas lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ashlyn Greenfield, who scored eight points along with two steals. Logan Karwoski was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Leading Spanish Springs to victory were Layni Noonkester and Reese Wakefield. Noonkester almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds, while Wakefield scored 19 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wakefield has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Addison Bowers, who scored seven points along with five rebounds.
Douglas dropped their record down to 18-9 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. The slump could be explained by some tough opposition over that stretch, namely Spanish Springs, they, and Bishop Manogue. As for Spanish Springs, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
Douglas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Spanish Springs, they will take on Bishop Manogue at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bishop Manogue comes in on 22 and Spanish Springs on five.
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