It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Leuzinger can now relate to. They fell 70-58 to the Mira Costa Mustangs on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Olympians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Mustangs are ranked 18th).
Despite the loss, Leuzinger still got an impressive performance from Malachi Knight, who posted 16 points. Darrell Bagsby was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Leuzinger's loss dropped their record down to 22-9. As for Mira Costa, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 26-3.
Leuzinger does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mira Costa, they will challenge St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mira Costa knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy likes a good challenge.
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