It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Branchville can now relate to. They came up short against the Denmark-Olar Vikings on Monday, falling 72-48. The Yellow Jackets lost against the Vikings in their previous head to head back in December of 2019, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 2-0 score last time.
Denmark-Olar's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nyheem Brimfield, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 boards gave Brimfield a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Goodman, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Branchville and nudges their season record down to 7-13. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points over those games. As for Denmark-Olar, they pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Branchville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Denmark-Olar, they will face off against Charleston Math & Science at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Charleston Math & Science will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Denmark-Olar surely won't give up without a fight.
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