The West Park Panthers and the Santa Cruz Cardinals squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the West Park Panthers had to settle for second. They took a hard 62-44 fall against the Cardinals. West Park was down 47-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mason Johnson, who scored seven points along with three steals. Tallis Toure was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds.
Leading Santa Cruz to victory were Kirby Seals and Demarco Hunter. Seals scored 22 points along with two blocks, while Hunter scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and six blocks. Hunter is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. Another player making a difference was Ben Dotten, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
West Park's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-8. As for Santa Cruz, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season.
West Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Santa Cruz, they have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Ygnacio Valley at 7:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Ygnacio Valley has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,471 points over their last 21 matches.
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