The Central Bears and the Gateway Eagles squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Central Bears had to settle for second. They fell to the Eagles 69-65. Central's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Central lost, one person who can't be blamed is Ethan Bergantino. Despite the final result, he scored 21 points along with seven assists and two steals. Bergantino hasn't dropped below two steals for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of David Villarroel, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds.
Tavian Cook continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Gateway, scoring 22 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Cook hasn't dropped below 16 points for nine straight games. Another player making a difference was Nehemiah Clermont, who scored 15 points.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 22-7. As for Gateway, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Gateway's road trip will continue as they head out to face Gibbs at 7:00 p.m. on February 23rd. Averaging 69.1 points so far this season, Gibbs' high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Gateway better be ready for a challenge.
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