It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Ridgeline can now relate to. They fell 69-58 to the North Central Wolfpack on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (57), the Falcons still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Ridgeline lost, don't look at Caden Andreas. Despite the final result, he went 12-for-26 on his way to 32 points. That was a full 55.2% of Ridgeline's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Brayden Allen was another key player, putting up 12 points and five rebounds.
North Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Makai Daniels, who earned 20 points. Daniels is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 18 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Elijah Wright, who scored 15 points.
Ridgeline is on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-14. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points over those games. As for North Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Ridgeline does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Central, they will take on Kennewick at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
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