The Canyon Cowboys and the Orange Lutheran Lancers squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Canyon Cowboys had to settle for second. They fell 77-66 to the Lancers. While losing is never fun, Canyon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while Orange Lutheran is ranked 29th).
Josie Regez and Taylor Ford certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Regez scored 24 points along with six assists and five steals, while Ford scored 18 points along with four steals. Regez hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Isabella Escribano, who scored 17 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Canyon and nudges their season record down to 14-14. As for Orange Lutheran, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Canyon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Orange Lutheran also has no future games currently scheduled.
