It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Milford can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 83-59 to the Malden Catholic Lancers, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Scarlet Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Massachusetts basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Lancers are ranked second).
Despite the loss, Milford still got an impressive performance from Andrew Rivera, who posted 22 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Gus Coutinho, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 17 boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Milford and nudges their season record down to 12-11. As for Malden Catholic, their win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-2.
Milford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Malden Catholic, they will challenge Doherty Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Malden Catholic knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 14 games -- so hopefully Doherty Memorial likes a good challenge.
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