The Trinity Shamrocks and the Executive Education Academy Charter School Raptors squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Trinity Shamrocks had to settle for second. They took a 73-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raptors. While losing is never fun, Trinity can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while Executive Education Academy Charter School is ranked 24th).
When it comes to explaining why Trinity lost, one person who can't be blamed is Owen Schlager. Despite the final result, he scored 26 points along with five rebounds. That was a full 42.6% of Trinity's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Andre Steele was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Trinity's loss dropped their record down to 20-7. As for Executive Education Academy Charter School, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 22-4.
Trinity does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Executive Education Academy Charter School is on the road again on Saturday and plays Devon Prep at 2:30 p.m. on March 16th. Executive Education Academy Charter School knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matches -- so hopefully Devon Prep likes a good challenge.
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