The Buckeye Valley Barons and the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Buckeye Valley Barons had to settle for second. They took a 49-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. Buckeye Valley's defeat signaled the end of their 16-game winning streak.
Carlie Osborne and Ella Hazelrigg certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Osborne scored ten points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Hazelrigg scored ten points along with eight rebounds. Osborne is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 19 games she's played. Hazely Wagner was another key contributor, scoring six points along with six rebounds.
Emily Bratton continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Bloom-Carroll, scoring 26 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. That makes it five consecutive games in which Bratton has scored at least a third of Bloom-Carroll's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Davynn Miller, who scored ten points.
Buckeye Valley's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-3. As for Bloom-Carroll, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Buckeye Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Bloom-Carroll will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Purcell Marian at 6:00 p.m. on March 5th. Purcell Marian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,692 points over their last 22 contests.
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