It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Hermon-DeKalb Central Demons can now relate to. They fell just short of the Colts by a score of 57-54. Hermon-DeKalb Central was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Colton-Pierrepont apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2021.
Colton-Pierrepont had a senior duo take command as Nate Smith dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds and Eric Friedel scored 21 points along with six rebounds and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Friedel has scored at least a third of Colton-Pierrepont's points. Another player making a difference was Cody Trimm, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Hermon-DeKalb Central has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season. As for Colton-Pierrepont, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.
Hermon-DeKalb Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Colton-Pierrepont, they will square off against Harrisville at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. Colton-Pierrepont will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps New York Rankings (they are ranked 677th, while Harrisville is ranked 91st).
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