Maple Lake and Upsala squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Maple Lake had to settle for second. They took a 57-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Upsala Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Cardinals are ranked 157th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Upsala to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zoey Leners, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Leners is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down nine or more in each of the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Samantha Pilarski, who posted ten points along with six rebounds and five steals.
Maple Lake's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-21. As for Upsala, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season.
Maple Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Upsala, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 54-51 victory against Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa on the 1st.
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