It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Midland Trail can now relate to. They received a blow on Wednesday as they fell 66-48 to the WestSide Renegades. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Renegades are ranked 19th).
Midland Trail's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Thad Brown, who shot 43% from the field to rack up 14 points and eight boards. Another player making a difference was Payton Bailes, who posted 16 points.
Kadien Vance continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for WestSide, almost dropping a double-double with 24 points and nine rebounds. That's the most points Vance has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Blankenship, who earned 16 points in addition to eight boards and three blocks.
Midland Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for WestSide, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 16-5.
Midland Trail does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for WestSide, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 83-53 win against Doddridge County on the 18th.
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