It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Evansville Mater Dei can now relate to. They fell just short of the Forest Park Rangers by a score of 69-67 on Saturday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Rangers recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tate Mallory, who went 7-for-16 en route to 16 points along with seven assists and three steals. Another player making a difference was Charlie Hoffman, who posted 11 points and three steals.
Evansville Mater Dei's loss dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Forest Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Evansville Mater Dei does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Forest Park, they will square off against South Ripley at 7:00 p.m. on March 15th. South Ripley will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Forest Park surely won't give up without a fight.
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