The Lely Trojans and the Port Charlotte Pirates squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Lely Trojans had to settle for second. The contest between them and the Pirates wasn't particularly close, with the Trojans falling 63-49. Lely's loss signaled the end of their 15-game winning streak.
Lely lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Sofiia Kiritsa, who scored 20 points. Oleksandra Rubanova was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Leading Port Charlotte to victory were Jesslymar Santa and Hailey Cohen. Santa scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and three steals, while Cohen dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds. Santa is trending in the right direction, as she's improved her point production for four games straight. Another player making a difference was Mariah Epting, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Lely's loss ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-9. As for Port Charlotte, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-11.
Lely does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Port Charlotte, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on American Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on March 6th. American Heritagepresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Port Charlotte in Florida (American Heritage is ranked 11th, while Port Charlotte is ranked 113th).
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