The Daniel Academy Lions and the Heartland Mustangs squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly The Daniel Academy Lions had to settle for second. They took a 46-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. The Daniel Academy's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jesse Yap, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds. Noah Maldonado was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
The Daniel Academy struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Heartland was led to victory by Jayce Maiden and Diego Martinez. Maiden dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds, while Martinez almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine steals. Maiden hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Zach Stone, who scored seven points along with two blocks.
The Daniel Academy's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Heartland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
The Daniel Academy is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Training Center Christian at 6:30 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully The Daniel Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Saturday. Heartland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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