It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Argos Dragons can now relate to. They took a 66-50 bruising from the Blackhawks on Wednesday. Argos' defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Argos lost, one person who can't be blamed is Sean Richard. Despite the final result, he scored 31 points. That was a full 62% of Argos' points, marking the 17th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Luke Stults, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Westville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaden Pepper led the charge by scoring 19 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Pepper is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last ten games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Hannon, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten assists.
Argos' defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Westville, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.
Argos does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Westville's road trip will continue as they head out to face Triton at 8:00 p.m. on March 1st. One thing working in Westville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four contests.
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