It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Columbia Wildcats can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Russets on the road and fell 71-33. While losing is never fun, Columbia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while Shelley is ranked third).
Brinley Cannon continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Shelley, scoring 21 points along with two steals. Cannon hasn't dropped below 20 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Graci Stevens, who scored nine points along with three steals.
Columbia's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Shelley, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 23-0.
Columbia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 45-41 loss vs. Bishop Kelly on the 16th. Shelley has also already played their next contest, a 68-42 victory against Lakeland on the 16th.
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