The Seminole Seminoles and the Evans Trojans squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Seminole Seminoles had to settle for second. They fell to the Trojans 75-70. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Several Seminoles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Quin'Darius Rumph, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 21 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Josiah Shackelford, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Evans' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from David Rushing, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Rushing has scored all season. Arosco Dubois was another key contributor, scoring 23 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Seminole's loss dropped their record down to 22-8. As for Evans, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 20-9.
Seminole does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Evans, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Columbus at 11:00 a.m. on March 8th. One thing working in Columbus' favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
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