Mountain Empire and High Tech NC squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Mountain Empire had to settle for second. They fell 39-30 to the High Tech NC Raptor. The Redhawks were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Raptor earlier this season, when they won 37-22.
Mountain Empire's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bibi Caceres, who posted 17 points. That was a full 56.7% of Mountain Empire's points, marking the third time in a row Caceres has put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carli McGhee, who earned nine points.
Mountain Empire is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-7. As for High Tech NC, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Mountain Empire does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for High Tech NC, they will face off against Coronado at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. High Tech NC's defense has only allowed 26.6 points per game this season, so Coronado's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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