It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Lemon Bay Manta Rays can now relate to. They received a tough blow on Thursday as they fell 68-54 to the Wildcats. Lemon Bay found out winning isn't easy when you don't work as a unit and post eight fewer assists than your opponent.
Despite the loss, Lemon Bay saw an underclassman step up: Elias Gambrell scored 13 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Keir, who scored 11 points.
It was another big night for Brady Knutson, who scored 34 points for Estero. Another player making a difference was Drew Arrington, who scored eight points along with 13 rebounds and five assists.
Lemon Bay's loss dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Estero, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season.
Lemon Bay does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Estero will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Gateway at 7:00 p.m. on February 10th. Estero is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 60.7 points per game this season.
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