It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Mulberry Grove Aces can now relate to. They had to suffer through a rough 78-39 loss at the hands of the Indians. Mulberry Grove was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-16.
Mulberry Grove's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gavin Strohkirch, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Strohkirch has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Scoggins, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Kaidyn Miller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Altamont, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 15 rebounds. Miller hasn't dropped below ten rebounds for five straight games. Alec Jahraus was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Mulberry Grove dropped their record down to 6-20 with that loss, which was their 22nd straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Altamont, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-8.
Mulberry Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Altamont, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome North Clay/Clay City at 6:00 p.m. on February 21st. Hopefully Altamont focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Monday.
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