The Douglas Tigers and the Reed Raiders squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Douglas Tigers had to settle for second. They were the victim of a tough 71-45 loss at the hands of the Raiders. Douglas was down 52-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
When it comes to explaining why Douglas lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jett Lehmann. Despite the final result, he scored 11 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Trace Estes, who scored six points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Reed got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tj Coulter out in front who scored 22 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Coulter is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season. Josh Peterson was another key contributor, scoring 19 points.
Douglas dropped their record down to 8-19 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Reed, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
Douglas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Reed, they will head out on the road to challenge Reno at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Reed comes in on five and Reno on four.
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