It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Idalia Wolves can now relate to. They took a 54-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons on Thursday. Idalia has not had much luck with Briggsdale recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Idalia's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tatum Soehner, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Soehner has scored all season. Krista Wieser was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with eight rebounds.
Briggsdale's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kayl Klem led the charge by scoring 18 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Klem has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenna Krise, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists.
Idalia's defeat dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Briggsdale, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-2.
Idalia will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Kit Carson at 8:45 a.m. on March 8th. Hopefully Idalia focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Thursday. Briggsdale's road trip will continue as they head out to face McClave at 4:00 p.m. on March 8th. McClave will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Briggsdale surely won't give up without a fight.
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