The Vista del Lago Eagles and the Pleasant Valley Vikings squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Vista del Lago Eagles had to settle for second. They took a 56-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. Vista del Lago's defeat signaled the end of their 11-game winning streak.
Ella Skrzyniarz and Ursula Chen certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Skrzyniarz dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, while Chen scored 15 points along with eight rebounds. Skrzyniarz has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 24 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsey Brooks, who scored six points.
Pleasant Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aj Gambol led the charge by scoring 24 points along with seven rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Gambol has scored at least a third of Pleasant Valley's points. Ava Dunn was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Vista del Lago's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-9. As for Pleasant Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-7 record this season.
Vista del Lago does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pleasant Valley, they will be playing at home against Antelope at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pleasant Valley is on a ten-game streak of home wins, Antelope a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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