The Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs and the Lamar Warriors squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs had to settle for second. They took a 75-59 bruising from the Warriors. Central Arkansas Christian's loss signaled the end of their 21-game winning streak.
Leading Lamar to victory were Lane Miller and Ben Noonan. Miller scored 28 points, while Noonan dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. Noonan has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Caleb Green, who scored seven points along with six rebounds.
Central Arkansas Christian's defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-4. As for Lamar, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 23-8.
Central Arkansas Christian will be playing at home against Bald Knob at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday. Central Arkansas Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 12 matchups -- so hopefully Bald Knob likes a good challenge. As for Lamar, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-42 victory vs. Central on the 21st.
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