It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Gates County Red Barons can now relate to. They took a 54-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gators on Tuesday. Gates County's loss signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Gates County saw an underclassman step up: London Barber dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds. That was a full 36.2% of Gates County's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Kyndall Banks was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six steals and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Gates County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 27 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Columbus only pulled down 16 offensive rebounds.
Chynna Patrick had a dynamite game for East Columbus, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 16 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Patrick has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Malia J. Graham, who scored six points along with 16 rebounds and five assists.
Gates County's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-5. As for East Columbus, their victory was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-1.
Gates County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Columbus, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pamlico County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully East Columbus focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 35 on Tuesday.
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