Basketball Recap: Bacon County Falls Short of Southwest in the Playoffs

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bacon County can now relate to. They took a blow against the Southwest Patriots on Wednesday, falling 82-50. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-18.

Chase Dupree was his usual excellent self, going 11-for-20 en route to 28 points for Southwest. Dupree's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Another player making a difference was Brandon Ashley, who went 7-for-17 to rack up 17 points.

This is the second loss in a row for Bacon County and nudges their season record down to 10-14. As for Southwest, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-2 record this season.

Bacon County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southwest, they will challenge Banks County on Saturday. One thing working in Banks County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 contests.