2023 Pinnacle Championship: Holland Hall vs Lincoln Chrisitan

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>This game was held on February 14th in Tulsa, OK at Holland Hall. </em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the Pinnacle Conference Championship game between #3 in 5A East Holland Hall and #1 in 4A Lincoln Christian, the two teams battled it out on the court in a thrilling game that saw both sides giving it their all. Lincoln Christian started strong, controlling the pace of the game from the very beginning. Despite this, Holland Hall fought hard to stay in the game, with Senior Guard [player_tooltip player_id='197964' first='Elise' last='Hill'] leading the charge for her team and scoring an impressive 27 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At halftime, Holland Hall found themselves down by 9 points, trailing Lincoln Christian 21-30. However, they refused to give up and continued to play hard in the second half. In the last 4 minutes of the 4th Quarter Halland hall made a big run and started playing with passion and increased their defensive effort and caused Lincoln Christian to make a few mistakes and capitalized on them. Despite their best efforts, Lincoln Christian managed to maintain their lead and ultimately emerged victorious, winning the game 55 to 44. Senior Guard Ellie Brueggeman led the way for Lincoln Christian, scoring 21 points and helping her team secure the regular season championship title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Despite the loss, Holland Hall can be proud of the way they fought throughout the game, and [player_tooltip player_id='197964' first='Elise' last='Hill']'s performance was particularly noteworthy. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Box Score: Lincoln Christian 55 - Holland Hall 44</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lincoln Christian:</strong> E. Brueggemann - 21, A. Hopkins - 14, M. Stewart - 7, P. Rea - 5, K. Atkinson -5, A. Roberts - 3, <strong>Holland Hall:</strong> E. Hill - 27, S. Regalado - 7, A. Casper - 6, M. Johnson - 2, K. Johnson - 2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TOP PERFORMERS!!!!</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["331825"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"[player_tooltip player_id='331825' first='Audrey' last='Hopkins'], the 5 foot 11 Forward, was a force on the basketball court. With her attacking skills and high level of play in both the High and Low post, she made a significant impact on the game. 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