It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hanover can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Otis Bulldogs and fell 67-21. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 93rd).
Charlie Kendrick was his usual excellent self, going 8-for-11 to rack up 16 points in addition to seven boards and five steals for Otis. The dominant performance also gave Kendrick a new career-high in shooting accuracy (73%). Another player making a difference was Mitchell Stivers, who posted 13 points.
Hanover is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-10. As for Otis, the win (which was their 18th in a row) raised their record to 20-2.
Hanover does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Otis, they and Arickaree will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Otis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.8 points per game this season.
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