It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact New Trier can now relate to. They took a 67-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lane Tech Champions on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Champions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 60-47 back in January.
Zach Mazanowski had an outrageously good game for Lane Tech as he shot 47% from the field to rack up 22 points and seven boards. Mazanowski continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Matthew Szafoni, who posted 14 points and eight rebounds.
New Trier's defeat dropped their record down to 21-12. As for Lane Tech, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-11.
New Trier does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lane Tech, they will face off against Evanston at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Lane Tech's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.
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