It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Redwood can now relate to. They were dealt a 75-40 defeat at the hands of the Sierra Pacific Golden Bears on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 415th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 67th).

Jazmaine Stewart
02/14/25 @ Sierra Pacific | 57% |
02/06/25 vs Mt. Whitney | 82% |
02/04/25 @ El Diamante | 50% |
01/31/25 vs Golden West | 46% |
01/29/25 vs Monache | 50% |
Despite the loss, Redwood still got an impressive performance from Jazmaine Stewart, who posted ten points and five boards. Stewart is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as she's posted one of at least 46% in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Tayo, who earned eight points and three blocks.
Apajok Ayuen continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sierra Pacific, going 7-for-13 from beyond the arc to rack up 23 points in addition to seven steals and five assists. That's the most points Ayuen has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Nyang Ayuen, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Redwood's loss dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Sierra Pacific, they pushed their record up to 20-8 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Redwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sierra Pacific, they will host Cabrillo at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sierra Pacific is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.8 points per game this season.
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