With a playoff game on the line, the South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] Patriots rose to the challenge on Friday. They escaped with a win against the Longhorns by the margin of a single free throw, 36-35. The win was nothing new for South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] as they're now sitting on five straight.
Leading South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] to victory were Sarah Elmore and Kate Elmore. Elmore scored 15 points along with seven rebounds, while Elmore scored ten points along with five blocks and four steals. Elmore has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played.
Several Longhorns players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bay Ellis, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. Ellis hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Madison Varando, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season. As for Springfield, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] is on the road again on Friday and plays Flagler on March 1st. South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] is facing Flagler at the right time seeing as Flagler is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Springfield's road trip will continue as they head out to face Otis on March 1st. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Colorado (Springfield is ranked 140th, while Otis is ranked 149th).
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