It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Eaton Reds can now relate to. They fell just short of the Bluedevils by a score of 67-65. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Several Reds players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lucas Stone, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Stone has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mitch Haythorn, who scored 22 points along with seven rebounds.
Fort Lupton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Shane Callahan led the charge by scoring 22 points along with seven assists. Callahan has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last eight times he's played. Javon Gonzales was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with five assists.
This is the second loss in a row for Eaton and nudges their season record down to 13-10. As for Fort Lupton, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 22-2.
Eaton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fort Lupton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 75-45 loss vs. Resurrection Christian on the 24th.
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