It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Jimtown Jimmies had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 58-50 victory over the Cougars. Given Jimtown's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th, while New Prairie is ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jimtown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brandon King led the charge by dropping a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points King has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bishop Williams, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
New Prairie's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Reece Lapczynski, who scored 13 points along with two steals. Lapczynski hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Jaydon Clemons, who scored nine points.
Jimtown has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for New Prairie, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-19.
Jimtown is on the road again on Friday and plays South Bend Clay at 8:00 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Jimtown focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Tuesday. New Prairie does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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