Basketball Recap: Mt. Mansfield Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mt. Mansfield can now relate to. They fell just short of the Essex Hornets by a score of 52-49 on Friday. The Cougars have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.

Mt. Mansfield's defeat dropped their record down to 16-3. As for Essex, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Essex beat Mt. Mansfield by a score of 52-49 on Saturday.