It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the King's Academy Knights can now relate to. They fell to the Knights 59-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
King's Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Caleb Hughey, who scored 21 points, and Xavier Barnett who scored 18 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Adrian Barnett, who scored five points along with five assists.
King's Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-8 record this season. As for Menlo School, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-10.
King's Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Menlo School, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 57-52 defeat vs. Carmel on the 24th.
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