It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Phillips can now relate to. They lost 71-45 to the Colfax Vikings on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Loggers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 415th, while the Vikings are ranked 70th).
Leading Colfax to victory were Lyric Nichols and Brynn Sikora. Nichols went 8-for-10 to rack up 20 points, while Sikora almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine boards. Those 20 points gave Nichols a new career-high. Jordyn Bowe was another key player, shooting 42% from the field on her way to 14 points.
Phillips has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-20 record this season. As for Colfax, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-4.
Phillips does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Colfax, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-54 win against Boyceville on the 28th.
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