The Thatcher Eagles and the American Leadership Academy - Ironwood Warriors squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Thatcher Eagles had to settle for second. They fell 72-60 to the Warriors. Thatcher's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Thatcher still got an impressive performance from Christian Carter, who went 7 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 34 points and 3 assists. That was a full 56.7% of Thatcher's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Isaac Palmer, who scored ten points.
Thatcher's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-8. As for American Leadership Academy - Ironwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Thatcher does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for American Leadership Academy - Ironwood, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-57 defeat vs. Valley Christian on the 23rd.
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