Basketball Recap: Killdeer Falls Short of Thompson in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Killdeer can now relate to. They took a 53-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thompson Tommies.

Gavin Krogstad was his usual excellent self, shooting 50% from the field en route to 19 points and seven boards for Thompson. Another player making a difference was Karter Peterson, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and ten rebounds.

Killdeer's defeat dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Thompson, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.

Killdeer has already played their next match (against Beulah), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Thompson, they and Kindred will face off at 8:15 p.m. on Friday without much rest, having both just played. Kindred will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Thompson surely won't give up without a fight.