It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Lincoln Mustangs can now relate to. They took a 62-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders on Thursday. Lincoln's defeat signaled the end of their 18-game winning streak.
Lincoln lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Shridavi Raghavan, who scored 21 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Raghavan has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ciara Ieremia, who scored 14 points.
It was another big night for Laila Florvilus, who scored 27 points for St. Bernard's. That makes it four consecutive games in which Florvilus has scored at least a third of St. Bernard's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Madelyn Shanahan, who scored 14 points.
Lincoln's defeat ended a eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-5. As for St. Bernard's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 21 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5 record this season.
Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Bernard's, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Foothill at 6:00 p.m. on March 4th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in California (Foothill is ranked 114th, while St. Bernard's is ranked 103rd).
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