The Memorial Roughriders and the Shawnee Indians squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Memorial Roughriders had to settle for second. They fell 53-45 to the Indians. Memorial's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Leading Shawnee to victory were Trevick Bertke and Beckett Bertke. Bertke scored 11 points along with six rebounds and three blocks, while Bertke scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Bertke is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Alex Goldsberry, who scored five points along with five rebounds.
Memorial's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7. As for Shawnee, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shawnee, they will challenge Shelby at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shelby knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 23 matches -- so hopefully Shawnee likes a good challenge.
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