MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) - The Marysville girls’ basketball team dropped their second Pioneer Valley League loss on Wednesday, February 1 in a 52-37 defeat to the Colfax Falcons.

The Marysville loss inched Colfax one game closer to clinch the PVL title, but it also decided who will more than likely end up as the number one seed in the 2023 Sac-Joaquin Division IV CIF playoffs.

The Lady Indians came out of the opening tip strong and were able to get deep inside the paint with the one-two punch of the Briggs’ sisters Karisma and Krystal.

Senior forward Karisma was able to get inside to the rim on a few possessions in the first quarter, but on the defensive end she got into foul trouble as she picked up her first two within the first five minutes of the game.

Karisma told the Dispatch they saw Colfax was playing in a man-to-man defense so they changed their offensive approach to a four-out offense, which helped open up the middle of the floor and allowed the Marysville guards to be able to drive.

“We worked on this four-out in between the first and second matchup,” Karisma said.

Lady Indians head coach Ike Prince expressed to the Dispatch that they were able to move the ball and get through the defensive trap the Falcons attempted in the first half.

Marysville (20-4, 8-2 PVL) trailed 9-6 at the end of the first quarter.

The Lady Indians were effective with getting to the free-throw line in the second quarter as they attempted eight total charity shots in the quarter. Marysville went into the half with a one-point lead at the break.

Karisma led the Lady Indians in the first half with eight points.

In the second half, Marysville had trouble holding onto the ball as they had 13 total turnovers in the second half.

Prince exclaimed to the Dispatch the Lady Indians weren’t able to get

through the continuous defensive press from Colfax that led to a lot of the turnovers in the second half.

The duo of sisters were huge on the rebounding department for Marysville as they each had 12 in the game. Krystal is the Lady Indians leading rebounder averaging 11.4 per game and was ranked the 74th best rebounder in California, according to the latest MaxPreps rankings on January 25.

Karisma ended the night with a team-high 14 points, four assists, five steals and four blocks. Her 3.9 blocks per game average ranked 20th in the Jan. 25th MaxPreps rankings.

Krystal contributed 12 points, two assists and three steals in the loss.

The Lady Indians were called for a lot of fouls in the third quarter as they committed seven fouls to allow Colfax to be in the single bonus situation in the final minute of the third quarter, which allowed the Falcons at least one free foul shot every time Marysville committed a foul.

Karisma received her fourth foul with just over three and a half minutes left in the third quarter. Colfax led 35-27 after the end of the third and eventually stretched a strong lead in the fourth to control the rest of the game.

Prince expressed to the Dispatch that with the foul trouble, it took away the capability of Karisma being able to be aggressive on the offensive end, being a low-post threat.

Prince added that with the rest of their league schedule that concludes this Friday night, they are just going to focus one game at a time.

The Lady Indians end the regular season tonight as they host Bear River.