It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but the DSST: Cedar Falcons ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They snuck past Regis Groff with a 41-37 victory. The win was familiar territory for DSST: Cedar who now have seven in a row.
DSST: Cedar got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Raniya Paul out in front who scored eight points along with five rebounds and two steals. Paul is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played. Another player making a difference was Hannah Rhodes, who scored six points.
Despite the defeat, Regis Groff had strong showings from Lapulou(lala) Tongatua, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds and six steals, and Alexandria Mims, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Tongatua has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Evelyn Rosiles was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with four steals.
DSST: Cedar has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Regis Groff, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-11.
DSST: Cedar will head out on the road to challenge Lamar at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lamar is coming into the matchup with eight straight wins at home, so DSST: Cedar is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Regis Groff, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Far Northeast W at 5:00 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Regis Groff focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 39 on Thursday.
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