It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Brentwood War Eagles had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They walked away with a 67-57 victory over the Gators. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Brentwood got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Zyion Andrews out in front who scored 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Harris Mcclarin, who scored 19 points.
Gatewood's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Matt Allen, who scored 34 points. That was a full 59.6% of Gatewood's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Kaden Keiser was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with six assists.
Brentwood is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 21-6 record this season. As for Gatewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-3.
Brentwood will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Trinity Christian at 4:30 p.m. on February 29th. One thing working in Brentwood's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matchups. Gatewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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