Recap: Shawnee Indians vs. Memorial Roughriders
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Shawnee Indians had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top against the Roughriders by a score of 53-45. The win was familiar territory for Shawnee who now have eight in a row.
Shawnee was led to victory by Trevick Bertke and Beckett Bertke. Bertke scored 11 points along with six rebounds and three blocks, while Bertke scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Bertke has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last four times he's played. Alex Goldsberry was another key contributor, scoring five points along with five rebounds.
Shawnee's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.7 points per game. As for Memorial, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.
Shawnee will challenge Shelby at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shelby knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 23 matches -- so hopefully Shawnee likes a good challenge. Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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