Basketball Recap: Bangor Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bangor can now relate to. They fell just short of the Pottsville Crimson Tide by a score of 33-30 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 62 points in the game before, the Slaters couldn't push the score so high this time.

Christian Alvarez was his usual excellent self, as he made all 5 shots he took for 14 points for Pottsville. Alvarez is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 100% in the last 29 games he's played dating back to last season.

Bangor's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Pottsville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.

Bangor does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pottsville, they will face off against Penncrest at 6:00 p.m. on March 7th. Pottsville is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Penncrest a 11-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.