The North Putnam Cougars and the Parke Heritage Wolves squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the North Putnam Cougars had to settle for second. They lost to the Wolves on the road by a decisive 49-34 margin. North Putnam has struggled against Parke Heritage recently, as their game on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, North Putnam had strong showings from Matt Farrington, who scored five points along with four steals, and Nolan Hackleman, who scored 13 points.
Renn Harper continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Parke Heritage, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Harper pulled down eight or more rebounds. Max Dowd was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
North Putnam's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Parke Heritage, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 22-5.
North Putnam does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Parke Heritage will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Northeastern at 7:00 p.m. on March 9th. Hopefully Parke Heritage focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Saturday.
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