The Foothill Cougars and the St. Bernard's Crusaders squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but sadly the Foothill Cougars had to settle for second. They took a 49-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders.
Despite the loss, Foothill had strong showings from Lexi Peters, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks, and Lyndsey Knoch, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Peters has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Riley Sedlak, who scored six points along with five steals.
It was another big night for Laila Florvilus, who scored 19 points for St. Bernard's. That makes it five consecutive games in which Florvilus has scored at least a third of St. Bernard's points. Jocelyn Sundberg was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Foothill's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 21-10. As for St. Bernard's, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-5 record this season.
Foothill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Bernard's, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Arcata at 7:00 p.m. on March 6th. Arcata will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something St. Bernard's surely won't give up without a fight.
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