Recap: Buffalo Bison vs. Douglas Bearcats
The Buffalo Bison and the Douglas Bearcats squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Buffalo Bison had to settle for second. They took a 73-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bearcats. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Buffalo in their matchups with Douglas: they've now lost nine in a row.
Buffalo's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eli Patterson, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 42.6% of Buffalo's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Cortlan Smith, who scored 14 points.
Buffalo's loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Douglas, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Buffalo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Douglas also has no future games currently scheduled.
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