It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Banks County Leopards can now relate to. They received a tough blow on Tuesday as they fell 65-48 to the Eagles. Banks County's loss signaled the end of their 18-game winning streak.
Several Leopards players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Addison Hoard, who scored 15 points along with three steals. Hoard is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Carley Segars, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Josey to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shaniya Sanders, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points and 1 assist. Sanders is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kerri Fluellen, who scored ten points along with seven steals and six rebounds.
Banks County's loss dropped their record down to 25-5. As for Josey, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-3 record this season.
Banks County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Josey is on the road again on Saturday and plays Central at 1:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Central is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Josey a 13-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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