It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Jefferson Mustangs had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 60-50 win over the Indians. The win was familiar territory for Jefferson who now have six in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Jefferson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Trey Perez, who shot 5-for-6 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Perez hasn't dropped below 15 points for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Vela, who scored 14 points along with six assists.
Jefferson is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 21-15 record this season. As for Harlandale, they now have a losing record at 15-16.
Jefferson will be playing in front of their home fans against Veterans Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Veterans Memorial is coming into the game with nine straight victories on the road, so Jefferson will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Harlandale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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