It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Longwood can now relate to. They came up short against the Thornton Wildcats on Monday, falling 57-36. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 538th, while the Wildcats are ranked 255th).
Thornton was led to victory by Deandre Higgs and Kobe Stevenson. Higgs dropped a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds, while Stevenson to rack up 18 points in addition to five boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Stevenson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Martell Mason, who posted eight points.
Longwood has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. Thornton's record now sits at 9-20.
Longwood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Thornton, they will head out on the road to square off against Lemont at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Lemont's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten games.
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