It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Exeter-West Greenwich Scarlet Knights had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They strolled past the Lions with points to spare, taking the game 62-46. Exeter-West Greenwich's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Exeter-West Greenwich to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ella Johnson, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games she's played. Niniola Olawuyi was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Lincoln lost, one person who can't be blamed is Lauren Cipriano. Despite the final result, she scored 32 points along with two steals. That was a full 69.6% of Lincoln's points, marking the 16th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tayla Valentin, who scored eight points along with 17 rebounds.
Exeter-West Greenwich's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-6. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Exeter-West Greenwich will square off against Lincoln School at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Exeter-West Greenwich focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday. Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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