It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Gridley Bulldogs can now relate to. They took a 40-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of the RedHawks on Thursday. The match was a 17-17 toss-up at halftime, but Gridley couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Gridley still got an impressive performance from Brook Marr, who almost dropped a triple-double on 14 points, 12 rebounds, and nine blocks. Marr has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last 21 times she's played.
Gridley struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Colusa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Danica Chavez, who scored 14 points along with five assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Chavez has scored at least a third of Colusa's points. Another player making a difference was Olivia Huskey, who scored 11 points.
Gridley's defeat dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Colusa, the win (which was their 18th in a row) raised their record to 24-5.
Gridley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Colusa, they will head out on the road to face off against West Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Valley is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Colusa a seven-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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