Basketball Recap: East Nicolaus Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

By Team Reports Mar 4, 2025, 11:31am

Basketball Recap: East Nicolaus Spartans vs. Hamilton Braves

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact East Nicolaus can now relate to. They took a hard 68-53 fall against the Hamilton Braves on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Braves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 58-33 back in December of 2024.

Leading Hamilton to victory were Case Porter and Kayden Strong. Porter posted 29 points, while Strong scored 19 points in addition to five boards and five steals. The game was Porter's third in a row with at least 20 points. Another player making a difference was Caden Stickney, who earned seven points along with six assists and five rebounds.

East Nicolaus' loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Hamilton, the win got them back to even at 13-13.

East Nicolaus does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hamilton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 71-47 defeat against Weed on the 21st.

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