Basketball Recap: Barlow Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Barlow can now relate to. They fell just short of Nelson by a score of 43-40 on Thursday. The match marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Bruins

Previous 5 Games

02/27/25 @ Nelson	40-43
02/24/25 vs Reynolds	90-51
02/21/25 vs Gresham	85-75
02/19/25 vs Sandy	69-36
02/18/25 @ Central Catholic	60-68

Barlow moved to 21-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.3 points over those games. As for Nelson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.

As of now, neither Barlow nor Nelson have any future games scheduled.