It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Millbrook Blazers can now relate to. They took a 60-41 bruising from the Blue Devils on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Millbrook can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 532nd, while Haldane is ranked 190th).
Owen Iannucci and Andrew Szostak certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Iannucci scored 16 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, while Szostak almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. Iannucci is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex LaCasse, who scored two points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Millbrook's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Haldane, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 19-3.
Millbrook does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Haldane, they will be playing at home against Southold at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Haldane is on a eight-game streak of home wins, Southold a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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