It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Earlville Red Raiders can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 51-50 to the Eagles.
When it comes to explaining why Earlville lost, one person who can't be blamed is Adam Waite. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Waite has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenton Fruit, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Earlville struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Earlville's defeat dropped their record down to 28-5. As for Aurora Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-8.
Earlville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Aurora Christian also has no future games currently scheduled.
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