It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Genoa-Hugo/Karval Pirates had no problem doing just that on Friday. They managed a 48-44 victory over the Eagles. For Genoa-Hugo/Karval, this counts as revenge for the 69-42 loss Eads walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February.
Trey Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 30 points along with two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Genoa-Hugo/Karval's points. Dane Lockhart was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with two steals.
Genoa-Hugo/Karval is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for Eads, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.
Genoa-Hugo/Karval won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Peetz at 1:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Peetz will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Genoa-Hugo/Karval surely won't give up without a fight. Eads does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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