Basketball Recap: Pine Forge Academy Falls Short of Mesivta in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pine Forge Academy can now relate to. They came up short against the Mesivta Mustangs on Wednesday, falling 66-45. The Falcons' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it nine in a row.

Pine Forge Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Misael Butler, who posted 16 points. The dominant performance gave Butler a new career-high in points. Andres Trellis was another key player, putting up 13 points.

Shaked Ben-David continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Mesivta, posting 22 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Dov Hirsch, who earned 15 points.

Pine Forge Academy's record now sits at 2-14. As for Mesivta, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-3.

Pine Forge Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mesivta, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Kohelet Yeshiva at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.