It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Padua Academy can now relate to. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 49-47. Padua Academy's defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Howard to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ha'lena Griffin, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds. Griffin has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Glory Forbi, who scored 12 points.
Padua Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 15-5. As for Howard, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Padua Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Howard also has no future games currently scheduled.
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