Orland and Encinal squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Orland had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Encinal Jets 67-32. The Trojans were down 49-23 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Encinal was led to victory by Jazzy Alcantar and Surina Castro. Alcantar dropped a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, while Castro shot 47% from the field on her way to 19 points. Alcantar's big performance that evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Honor Phillips, who posted five points and seven boards.
Orland's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-9. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.3 points. As for Encinal, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
Orland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Encinal, they will face off against Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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