It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the North Park Wildcats can now relate to. They had to suffer through a rough 64-25 loss at the hands of the Bulldogs. North Park has not had much luck with Dove Creek recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why North Park lost on Friday, one person who can't be blamed is Dezirae Gonzales. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 84% of North Park's points, marking the 20th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
North Park struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Dove Creek racked up 16 assists.
Dove Creek was led to victory by Kalie Gatlin and Kylie Gatlin. Gatlin scored 24 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Gatlin almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds. Gatlin is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Ralynn Hickman was another key contributor, scoring six points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
North Park's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Dove Creek, the victory was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-2.
North Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dove Creek, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against De Beque at 12:00 p.m. on February 24th. Dove Creek is coming into the match with six straight victories on the road, so De Beque will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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