Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Starks couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 82-81 to the Reeves Raiders. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (71), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Reeves got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Christian Williams out in front who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 13 assists. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Guillory, who went 7-for-14 on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds.
Starks' defeat dropped their record down to 24-10-1. As for Reeves, their win bumped their record up to 21-14.
Starks does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Reeves, they will head out on the road to face off against Pleasant Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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