It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mecklenburg County can now relate to. They fell 59-48 to the Glass Hilltoppers on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 38th).
This is the second loss in a row for Mecklenburg County and nudges their season record down to 13-9. As for Glass, the win (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 21-3.
Mecklenburg County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Glass, they will challenge George Washington at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. George Washington knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Glass likes a good challenge.
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