It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Bullard Knights had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Raiders by a score of 53-43. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Bullard also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2022.
Central Catholic lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tyler Wentworth, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. It was the first time this season that Wentworth posted two or more blocks. Another player making a difference was Wesley Payne, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
Bullard is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. As for Central Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 25-7.
Bullard will head out on the road to take on Valley Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bullard is coming into the game with seven straight wins on the road, so Valley Christian will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Central Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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