It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Tupper Lake Lumberjacks can now relate to. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 51-29 walloping at the hands of the Golden Bears on Tuesday. Tupper Lake's defeat signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Tupper Lake's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Thomas Peterson, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and five steals, and Garrett Pelkey who scored seven points along with 15 rebounds and three blocks. That was a full 62.1% of Tupper Lake's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Tupper Lake struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Tupper Lake's loss dropped their record down to 19-4. As for Canton, the win (which was their 15th in a row) raised their record to 20-3.
Tupper Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Canton's road trip will continue as they head out to face Harrisville at 8:15 p.m. on March 1st. One thing working in Harrisville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four games.
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