Recap: King Philip Regional Warriors vs. Somerset Berkley Regional Raiders
The King Philip Regional Warriors pushed their score all the way to 72 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 82-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of Somerset Berkley Regional. While losing is never fun, King Philip Regional can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while Somerset Berkley Regional is ranked tenth).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Somerset Berkley Regional to victory, but perhaps none more so than Colten Pacheco, who scored 21 points along with seven assists and six steals. Pacheco is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Dom Taylor was another key contributor, scoring 23 points along with three steals.
Somerset Berkley Regional's lineup was just a bit different on Monday as Pacheco got a bit more time on the court (32 vs. his season average of 16.11). Pacheco made the most of the opportunity, scoring 21 points along with seven assists and six steals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
King Philip Regional now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Somerset Berkley Regional, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season.
King Philip Regional does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Somerset Berkley Regional, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Hanover at 6:30 p.m. on February 20th. Hanover has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 438 points over their last seven matchups.
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