It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Cromwell Cardinals had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 69-49 margin over the Vikings. Cromwell has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.
Leading Cromwell to victory were Brady Dahl and Dylan Nyberg. Dahl scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, while Nyberg scored 26 points along with three steals. Dahl has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Collman, who scored four points along with six rebounds.
Despite the loss, Cook County still got an impressive performance from Denali Blackwell, who scored 19 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Blackwell has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more points the last five times he's played. Jordan Backstrom was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Cromwell and bumps their season record up to 17-10. As for Cook County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
Cromwell does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cook County also has no future games currently scheduled.
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