It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Poolesville Falcons can now relate to. They fell 58-50 to the Knights on Friday. While losing is never fun, Poolesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while Middletown is ranked 29th).
Despite the loss, Poolesville had strong showings from Alexavier Saunders, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds, and Jackson Hartke, who scored 16 points along with two steals. Saunders has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more points the last eight times he's played.
Poolesville's defeat dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Middletown, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-2.
Poolesville didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 58-50 loss vs. Middletown on the 8th. Middletown has also already played their next game, a 58-50 win against Poolesville on the 8th.
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