It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Fayetteville Lions can now relate to. They lost to the Eagles on the road by a decisive 52-35 margin on Monday. Fayetteville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Fayetteville had strong showings from Rylie Dyer, who scored 16 points, and Kayme Schley, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Schley has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 18 times she's played.
Pettus found their leader in underclassman Hayleigh Cruz, who scored 30 points along with two steals. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Cruz has scored at least a third of Pettus' points. Miranda Monson was another key contributor, scoring six points along with 16 rebounds and eight steals.
Fayetteville's loss dropped their record down to 12-18. As for Pettus, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 22-10.
Fayetteville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pettus, they will square off against Rocksprings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rocksprings will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Pettus surely won't give up without a fight.
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