It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cranston West can now relate to. They took a hard 60-46 fall against the Portsmouth Patriots on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost five in a row.
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kyla Buco, who posted 17 points. Another player making a difference was Darien Kiernan, who had nine points.
Portsmouth's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Annie Hurd, who went 7-for-17 on her way to 16 points along with eight steals and six boards. Those 16 points gave Hurd a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Stella Orr, who went 6-for-14 to rack up 18 points and eight rebounds.
Cranston West's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Portsmouth, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 13-5.
Cranston West does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Portsmouth, they will venture away from home to challenge Ponaganset at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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