The Buffalo Bison and the Douglas Bearcats squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Buffalo Bison had to settle for second. They took a 73-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bearcats. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Buffalo in their matchups with Douglas: they've now lost nine in a row.
Buffalo's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eli Patterson, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 42.6% of Buffalo's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Cortlan Smith, who scored 14 points.
Buffalo's loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Douglas, they are on a roll lately: they've won 18 of their last 19 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.
Buffalo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Douglas also has no future games currently scheduled.
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