The Maple Hill Wildcats had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Tupper Lake by a score of 57-45 on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for Maple Hill as they're now sitting on 13 straight.
Despite the loss, Tupper Lake still got an impressive performance from Thomas Peterson, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. That was a full 57.8% of Tupper Lake's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Pelkey, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Maple Hill is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Tupper Lake, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-5.
Maple Hill will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Moriah at 2:00 p.m. on March 9th. One thing working in Moriah's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches. Tupper Lake does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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