Hot Springs and Shields Valley squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Hot Springs had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 71-31 loss at the hands of the Shields Valley Rebels. While losing is never fun, the Savage Heat can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Montana basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Rebels are ranked 34th).
Hot Springs' loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Shields Valley, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-5.
Hot Springs has already played their next game, a 54-51 defeat against Charlo on the 28th. As for Shields Valley, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 58-56 victory against White Sulphur Springs on the 28th.
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