It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Bladen can now relate to. They fell 76-66 to the East Columbus Gators on Monday. East Bladen's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Laila Smith and NeNe Ward certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Smith scored 36 points along with eight rebounds and four steals, while Ward scored 19 points along with eight steals and seven rebounds. Smith hasn't dropped below two steals for 27 straight games. Niyah Wooten was another key contributor, scoring four points along with five rebounds.
Malia J. Graham continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for East Columbus, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Chynna Patrick, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds.
East Bladen's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-5. As for East Columbus, their win was their 16th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-1.
East Bladen does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Columbus, they will head out on the road to take on Cherokee at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cherokee's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 25 contests.
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