The Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers and the Trinity Lutheran Cougars squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers had to settle for second. The match between them and the Cougars wasn't particularly close, with the Hilltoppers falling 66-52. Shawe Memorial has not had much luck with Trinity Lutheran recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, Shawe Memorial still got an impressive performance from Philip Kahn, who scored 36 points along with three steals. Kahn is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 13 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Hertz, who scored six points.
Trinity Lutheran found their leader in underclassman Hudson Lang, who scored 26 points along with five assists and five steals. Another player making a difference was Kowan Gross, who scored six points along with nine steals.
Shawe Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Trinity Lutheran, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season.
Shawe Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Trinity Lutheran's road trip will continue as they head out to face Medora at 7:30 p.m. on March 1st.
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