Prairie went ice cold in the second half, allow Bethel to pull away in a semifinal game at the 4A bi-district tournament.
“The ball just didn’t go in the net,” Prairie coach Hala Corral said. “We literally had shots go in and out all night. I think we were like 13 of 59 shooting, and that happens. We got the possessions we wanted, we got the shots we wanted. They just didn’t go in.”
Mallory Williams led the Falcons with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Prairie, already assured of a berth at state, will face Gig Harbor in the third-place game at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the third-place game.
“What I told the kids was that I’d rather get this game out of the way tonight,” Corral said. “I’d rather we have a game like this tonight instead of week from tonight. It’s done. It’s over. Let’s not talk about it. Just flush it and get ready for the next one.”
