The Nandua Warriors and the Bruton Panthers squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Nandua Warriors had to settle for second. They fell 57-48 to the Panthers. While losing is never fun, Nandua can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while Bruton is ranked 118th).
Brandon Freeman was his usual excellent self, scoring 21 points along with eight rebounds and six assists for Bruton. Freeman continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Joshua King, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds.
Nandua's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10. As for Bruton, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 18-6.
Nandua does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bruton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 97-50 loss vs. John Marshall on the 23rd.
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