Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Hinckley-Big Rock Royals walked away with it. They snuck past the Mustangs with a 50-46 win on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hinckley-Big Rock.
Hinckley-Big Rock got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Sami Carlino out in front who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Carlino has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Raven Wagner, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Despite the defeat, Yorkville Christian saw an underclassman step up: Payton Wallin scored 20 points. That was a full 43.5% of Yorkville Christian's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Danielle Bulson, who scored four points along with 15 rebounds and eight assists.
Yorkville Christian struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Hinckley-Big Rock pulled down 13 offensive rebounds.
Hinckley-Big Rock's victory bumped their record up to 19-13. As for Yorkville Christian, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-15.
Hinckley-Big Rock will face off against Serena at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Hinckley-Big Rock focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Saturday. Yorkville Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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