It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Imperial Tigers can now relate to. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 57-37 walloping at the hands of the Warriors on Tuesday. Imperial was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-13.
When it comes to explaining why Imperial lost, one person who can't be blamed is Nayeli Cardona. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine steals. Cardona is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed four or more in the last 13 games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mirella Barron, who scored six points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Leading Fallbrook to victory were Claire Nordeen and Grace Nordeen. Nordeen dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 rebounds, while Nordeen dropped a double-double on 17 points and 17 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Nordeen has scored at least a third of Fallbrook's points. Another player making a difference was Janice Garcia, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Imperial's loss dropped their record down to 16-13. As for Fallbrook, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 22-7.
Imperial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fallbrook, they will face off against La Costa Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Fallbrook focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Tuesday.
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