It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Gar-Field can now relate to. They fell 55-47 to the Colonial Forge Eagles on Friday. The Red Wolves were down 43-22 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
When it comes to explaining why Gar-Field lost, don't look at Joshua Murrell. Despite the final result, he made all 5 shots he took racking up 17 points. The dominant performance also gave Murrell a new career-high in steals (two). Another player making a difference was Angelus Meade, who posted six points.
Leading Colonial Forge to victory were Dakari Phillips and Jayden Morris. Phillips almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine boards, while Morris had ten points in addition to eight assists and six rebounds. Sam Futch was another key player, putting up seven points and seven rebounds.
Gar-Field's loss dropped their record down to 16-11. As for Colonial Forge, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 19-6.
Gar-Field does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Colonial Forge, they will challenge Forest Park at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Forest Park's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
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