The Mt. Shasta Bears and the Athenian Owls squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Mt. Shasta Bears had to settle for second. They fell 78-67 to the Owls. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (60), Mt. Shasta still had to take the loss.
Mt. Shasta's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brooks Andrus, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Nick Mangrum was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
It was another big night for Surya Devasenapathy, who scored 31 points for Athenian. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Devasenapathy has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Evan Lucas, who scored 13 points.
Mt. Shasta's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-10. As for Athenian, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season.
Mt. Shasta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Athenian, they will be playing at home against International at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. International is coming into the game with seven straight victories on the road, so Athenian will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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