It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact River Falls can now relate to. They took a 49-34 bruising from the Lakeland Thunderbirds on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 34th).
Kristina Ouimette continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lakeland, putting up 23 points along with seven steals and six boards. Ouimette's big performance that morning made it 25 games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Evenhouse, who posted eight points and six rebounds.
River Falls has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-19 record this season. The victory was the 13th in a row for Lakeland, bringing their record for this year to 21-4.
River Falls does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakeland, they have already played their next matchup, a 66-40 win against Mosinee on the 1st.
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