With a playoff game on the line, the Colton-Pierrepont Colts rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Demons out 57-54. The win was just what Colton-Pierrepont needed coming off of a 65-40 defeat in their prior matchup.
Colton-Pierrepont was led to victory by Eric Friedel and Nate Smith. Friedel scored 21 points along with six rebounds and five steals, while Smith dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Smith has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Cody Trimm, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Colton-Pierrepont's win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Hermon-DeKalb Central, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
Colton-Pierrepont will square off against Harrisville at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Colton-Pierrepont focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Wednesday. Hermon-DeKalb Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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