It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact William Penn can now relate to. They took a 43-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Georges Tech Hawks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 61-49 two weeks ago.
St. Georges Tech's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joshua Obiora led the charge by going 7-for-13 en route to 17 points and seven rebounds. Obiora's big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Emory Womack, who posted eight points and six assists.
William Penn's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points over those games. As for St. Georges Tech, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
William Penn does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Georges Tech, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 64-51 win against Smyrna on the 2nd.
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