The St. Pauls Bulldogs and the Southwest Onslow Stallions squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the St. Pauls Bulldogs had to settle for second. They suffered a tough 72-47 defeat at the hands of the Stallions. St. Pauls was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-17.
When it comes to explaining why St. Pauls lost, one person who can't be blamed is Tyson Thompson. Despite the final result, he dropped a triple-double on 18 points, 15 rebounds, and ten blocks. Thompson has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last 13 times he's played.
Rue Chapman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Southwest Onslow, scoring 19 points along with eight rebounds and seven steals. Chapman continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Quaydon Holder, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and seven steals.
St. Pauls' loss dropped their record down to 14-14. As for Southwest Onslow, the win was the 13th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-5.
St. Pauls does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southwest Onslow, they will head out on the road to take on East Carteret at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Carteret knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 14 games -- so hopefully Southwest Onslow likes a good challenge.
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