The Winters Mill Falcons and the Walkersville Lions squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but sadly the Winters Mill Falcons had to settle for second. They were the victim of a tough 71-47 defeat at the hands of the Lions. While losing is never fun, Winters Mill can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while Walkersville is ranked 40th).
Despite the loss, Winters Mill still got an impressive performance from Owen Case, who scored 21 points. Sam Wivell was another key contributor, scoring five points along with eight rebounds.
Winters Mill has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-11 record this season. As for Walkersville, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 21-3.
Winters Mill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Walkersville is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Middletown on March 5th. One thing working in Walkersville's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last eight matchups.
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