Basketball Recap: Mid-Buchanan Falls Short of Lone Jack in the Playoffs

Dragons

Previous 5 Games

03/08/25 vs Lone Jack	43-48
03/04/25 vs South Harrison	54-45
03/01/25 @ Lathrop	48-33
02/27/25 vs East Buchanan	59-33
02/20/25 vs Wellington-Napoleon	55-33

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mid-Buchanan can now relate to. They fell to the Lone Jack Mules 48-43. The Dragons' defeat signaled the end of their 17-game winning streak.

Mid-Buchanan's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tatum Moss, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 15 boards, and London Wilson, who went 8-for-16 on her way to 17 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Moss a new career-high in assists (five).

Even though they lost, Mid-Buchanan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matchups.

Mid-Buchanan's defeat dropped their record down to 26-4. As for Lone Jack, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-3-1 record this season.

Mid-Buchanan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lone Jack, they will challenge Fair Grove on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fair Grove comes in on eight and Lone Jack on five.