If Capital was feeling good fresh off their 62-33 takedown of Mount Tahoma last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Capital Cougars took a 39-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lakes Lancers. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now lost four in a row.
Capital lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Mia Nielsen, who posted 13 points and three steals. Nielsen is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kail'Ah Allen, who earned six points and 18 rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Capital smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in eight consecutive games.
Lakes was led to victory by Samara Oliver and Andrea Schmidt. Oliver dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 boards, while Schmidt put up seven points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Oliver has scored at least a third of Lakes' points.
Capital's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Lakes, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6.
Capital will take on Peninsula at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Lakes, they will challenge River Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. River Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season.
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