It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Holland Hall can now relate to. They fell just short of the Newcastle Racers by a score of 37-35 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Dutch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Racers are ranked 20th).
Newcastle was led to victory by Zarayia Sims and Whitney Wollenberg. Sims posted eight points, while Wollenberg scored seven points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Lilly Taliaferro, who earned six points.
Holland Hall's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Newcastle, they have been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 19 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Holland Hall nor Newcastle have any future games scheduled.
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