Evansville Christian and Barr-Reeve squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly Evansville Christian had to settle for second. They fell 54-44 to the Barr-Reeve Vikings. Evansville Christian's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Evansville Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Josiah Dunham. Despite the final result, he scored 33 points along with four steals. That was a full 75% of Evansville Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jackson Chesser, who scored four points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Barr-Reeve to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braydon Knepp, who scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendall Graber, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Evansville Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 24-3. As for Barr-Reeve, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 25-2.
Evansville Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Barr-Reeve, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Bethesda Christian at 7:30 p.m. Barr-Reeve is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 55.2 points per game this season.
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