It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact King/Drew can now relate to. They took a 63-49 bruising from the Birmingham Patriots on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 400th, while the Patriots are ranked 51st).
Birmingham's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kamora Coleman, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten assists. Coleman has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 22 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lili Martinez, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 12 points and six boards.
King/Drew's defeat dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Birmingham, they pushed their record up to 22-6 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
King/Drew does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Birmingham, they will challenge Westchester at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Birmingham's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 16 matchups.
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