The Reagan Rattlers and the East Central Hornets squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Reagan Rattlers had to settle for second. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 42-41 to the Hornets. Reagan was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as East Central apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2021.
Loss or not, Reagan got some senior leadership from Aidan Richard and Kenneth Manuel. Richard scored 13 points along with five rebounds, while Manuel. scored 15 points along with two steals. Manuel is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was James Scannell, who scored nine points.
Jacob Stewart continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for East Central, scoring 20 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Mackey, who scored nine points along with two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Reagan and nudges their season record down to 22-12. As for East Central, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 21-13.
Reagan does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Central, they will square off against Johnson at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East Central is coming into the matchup with five straight victories on the road, so Johnson will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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