It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact St. Stephens can now relate to. They came up short against the Kings Mountain Mountaineers on Tuesday, falling 67-44. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 159th).
Despite the loss, St. Stephens saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Isaac Long posted ten points. Chatham Donley was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kings Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Silas Tate, who scored 11 points in addition to five assists and three steals. MaL'Achi Powell also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
St. Stephens has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-16 record this season. As for Kings Mountain, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-12.
St. Stephens does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kings Mountain, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 65-58 victory against Freedom on the 26th.
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