It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Estero can now relate to. They took a 34-22 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Barron Collier Cougars on Thursday. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Estero lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Amiya Lewis, who posted nine points and six rebounds. That was a full 40.9% of Estero's points, marking the 17th time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Callie Hall, who scored four points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Estero smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 25 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Barron Collier can attribute much of their success to Madison Means, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Sheila Forbes, who earned nine points and three steals.
Estero's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Barron Collier, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-11.
Estero does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Barron Collier, they will square off against Aubrey Rogers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Aubrey Rogers is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season.
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