It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Chaparral can now relate to. They took a 64-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Garfield Bulldogs. The Pumas were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Bulldogs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in June of 2021.
Despite the loss, Chaparral saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zetta Faasua almost dropped a double-double with 26 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 44.1% of Chaparral's points, marking the sixth time in a row Faasua has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Abby Costello, who scored 15 points.
Even though they lost, Chaparral was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. This was only their seventh loss (out of 24 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
This is the second loss in a row for Chaparral and nudges their season record down to 18-12. As for Garfield, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Chaparral does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Garfield, they will face off against King/Drew at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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