It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Needles Mustangs had no problem doing just that on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Highlanders 60-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
It was another big night for Xavier Russell, who scored 24 points along with five rebounds. He hasn't dropped below 16 points for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Smith, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
The victory made it two in a row for Needles and bumps their season record up to 29-2. As for Incline, their loss dropped their record down to 20-9.
Needles does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Incline also has no future games currently scheduled.
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