It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Western can now relate to. They took a 61-45 bruising from the Maconaquah Braves on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Braves: they've now lost five in a row.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Carter Biggs, who posted 15 points and five boards. Brycen Rucker was another key player, going 5-for-11 to rack up 12 points and five rebounds.
Maconaquah got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Josiah Ball out in front who almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine boards. Ball's big performance that evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Devon Murry, who shot 55% from the field on his way to 18 points and six rebounds.
Western's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Maconaquah, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-5.
Western does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Maconaquah, they will face off against Northwestern at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Maconaquah knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Northwestern likes a good challenge.
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