It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Horizon can now relate to. They came up short against the Lake Buena Vista Vipers on Monday, falling 78-55. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Vipers: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Horizon still got an impressive performance from Bradley Webb, who went 7 of 10 to rack up 21 points. What's more, Webb also posted a 60% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Diego Rojas, who posted ten points.
Even though they lost, Horizon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Buena Vista only pulled down four offensive boards.
Lake Buena Vista got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Travis Ligene out in front who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten assists. Ligene is becoming a predictor of Lake Buena Vista's success: when he posts at least eight assists the team is 3-1 (and 8-14 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ronaldo Alcantara, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 16 points and eight rebounds.
Horizon's defeat dropped their record down to 1-23. As for Lake Buena Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 11-15.
Horizon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake Buena Vista, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 64-44 loss against Bartow on the 5th.
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