The Hubbard Eagles and the Orange Lions squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Hubbard Eagles had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 47-45. Hubbard has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Hubbard saw an underclassman step up: Braydon Songer scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Lavonte Daniels, who scored 11 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Orange to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ernie Pryor, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Pryor has scored at least a third of Orange's points. Dominic Anekwe was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with two steals.
Hubbard now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Orange, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-14.
Hubbard does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Orange, they will head out on the road to face off against Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northwest has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 674 points over their last ten games.
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