The Portal Panthers and the Warren County Screaming Devils squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Portal Panthers had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Screaming Devils by a score of 76-74. Portal's defeat signaled the end of their 17-game winning streak.
Portal lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Marion Tremble, who scored 22 points along with six rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Thomas, who scored 26 points.
Portal's defeat dropped their record down to 28-2. As for Warren County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season.
Portal does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Warren County, they will square off against Manchester at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Warren County knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 13 matchups -- so hopefully Manchester likes a good challenge.
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