It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Newcastle had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the Holland Hall Dutch 37-35. Given the Racers' advantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Dutch are ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newcastle had a senior duo take command as Zarayia Sims posted eight points and Whitney Wollenberg had seven points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Taliaferro, who earned six points.
Newcastle is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. Holland Hall's loss dropped their record down to 15-8.
As of now, neither Newcastle nor Holland Hall have any future games scheduled.
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