It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Montgomery can now relate to. They fell to the Seeger Patriots 49-43. The Chargin' Chargers haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the loss, North Montgomery still got an impressive performance from Kelby Harwood, who shot 47% from the field on his way to 21 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 48.8% of North Montgomery's points, marking the fourth time in a row Harwood has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Cameron Enlow, who had eight points.
Seeger's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Garrett Cooksey led the charge by putting up 12 points and three steals. Cooksey is becoming a predictor of Seeger's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is undefeated (and 8-11 when he doesn't). Tyler Harris was another key player, earning 11 points.
North Montgomery's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Seeger, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-11.
North Montgomery does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Seeger, they will challenge Benton Central at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Seeger will be up against Benton Central's rather soft defense (which has allowed 57.17 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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