It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the North Kingstown Skippers had no problem doing just that on Sunday. They came out on top against the Chieftains by a score of 55-45. The win was nothing new for North Kingstown as they're now sitting on six straight.
Jaelyn Holmes was her usual excellent self, scoring 24 points along with eight rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was finola Gately, who scored seven points along with five rebounds.
Despite the loss, Ponaganset still got an impressive performance from Jaina Yekelchik, who scored 28 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Yekelchik has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Marron Nerney, who scored five points along with two steals.
North Kingstown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Ponaganset, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-7.
North Kingstown didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-40 loss vs. Barrington on the 6th. Ponaganset has also already played their next contest, a 60-31 win against Toll Gate on the 8th.
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