It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Sierra Grande Panthers had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Miners as they made off with a 62-41 victory. Sierra Grande's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Alexia Gonzalez went supernova for Sierra Grande, dropping a triple-double on 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gonzalez has scored all season. Jaylyn Quezada was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 steals.
Sierra Grande has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for Creede, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Sierra Grande and Sangre de Cristo will face off at 12:00 p.m. on February 24th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Sierra Grande has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. Creede does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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