It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Brandon can now relate to. They fell just short of the King Lions by a score of 79-76 on Monday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (64), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Messiah McKinley
| 02/03/25 vs King | 34 |
| 01/30/25 vs Middleton | 16 |
| 01/28/25 vs Hillsborough | 20 |
| 01/24/25 vs Jefferson | 18 |
| 01/21/25 @ Strawberry Crest | 21 |
Despite the loss, Brandon still got an impressive performance from Messiah McKinley, who posted 34 points. McKinley's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Charlie Pyron, who earned 19 points.
King's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nuri Hakim led the charge by dropping a double-double on 33 points and ten boards. With that strong performance, Hakim is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Rodney Smith was another key player, putting up 16 points along with eight assists and six rebounds.
With the loss, Brandon broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-14. As for King, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-20.
Brandon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for King, they will challenge Blake on Wednesday. King has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 218 points over their last three contests.
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