It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Collinsville Pirates can now relate to. They fell just short of the Tomcats by a score of 67-64. Collinsville has struggled against Tom Bean recently, as their contest on Monday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Collinsville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Landon Carpenter, who went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 27 points and 1 assist. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Carpenter has scored all season. Carter Scott was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Tom Bean's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Branson Ashlock led the charge by dropping a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. Ashlock hasn't dropped below two blocks for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Dyson Farris, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Collinsville now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Tom Bean, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 25-12 record this season.
Collinsville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Tom Bean, they will face off against Cooper at TBD on Thursday. Hopefully Tom Bean focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Monday.
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