It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Excel Christian Warriors can now relate to. They fell 60-53 to the Lakers on Tuesday. The contest was a 29-29 toss-up at halftime, but Excel Christian couldn't quite close it out.
Mark Doerfler and Alex Adelekan certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Doerfler scored 17 points along with three steals and three blocks, while Adelekan scored 19 points. It was the first time this season that Adelekan scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Keegan Davis, who scored six points along with seven rebounds.
Excel Christian struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Pyramid Lake pulled down 14 offensive rebounds.
Takoda Rivers continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pyramid Lake, scoring 23 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Rivers has scored at least a third of Pyramid Lake's points. Cash Hall was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with six rebounds.
Excel Christian now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Pyramid Lake, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season.
Excel Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pyramid Lake, they will take on Virginia City at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Virginia City knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matches -- so hopefully Pyramid Lake likes a good challenge.
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