The Ben Lomond Scots and the Summit Academy Bears squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Ben Lomond Scots had to settle for second. They took a hard 97-80 fall against the Bears. Ben Lomond's loss continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it 12 in a row.
Hunter Christensen and Jake East certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Christensen dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds, while East scored 19 points along with six rebounds and two steals. It was the first time this season that Christensen scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Malakai Mack, who scored 17 points.
Even though they lost, Ben Lomond were working as a unit and finished the game with 29 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Summit Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lance Green led the charge by dropping a double-double on 27 points and 14 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Stewart Woodward, who almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds.
Ben Lomond has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 14 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season. As for Summit Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-14.
Ben Lomond does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Summit Academy, they will take on Emery at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Emery's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four games.
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