The 8th grade girls positioned themselves nicely to clinch a playoff berth, leading by 10 going into the fourth quarter.
But there were seven minutes left the play, and the girls let their lead dwindle down point by point.
They held a 34-32 lead with less than 20 seconds left, but couldn't stop the other team from tying the game off of a takeout from the side.
With 10 seconds left, the girls turned the ball over right in their backcourt, and the other team went uncontested to the rim to take the lead.
With 5 seconds left on the clock, Marissa got the ball off the inbounds, took it down the court for a decent look at the basket, but could not get it to fall.
And just like that, a game that would've punched their ticket to the postseason went to waste and the girls lost in heartbreaking fashion 36-34.
Marissa had a dominating performance and scored a career high 29 points, but that still wasn't enough, as the other girls on the team were unable to make the most out of their opportunities.
There were so many lay-ups by the basket the entire game that the rest of the team just could not convert.
Defensively, they gave up too many offensive rebounds by the basket, leading to easy points for the other team.
And in a two point game, all those baskets and miscues added up to the girls' demise.
In the bigger picture, the girls still control their own playoff destiny, as a win will put them into the post-season. However, a loss will make things more complicated and they'll need to hope other teams lose or go through a tie-breaker.
Their record after seven games now sits at (4-3).
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