It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Danville Warriors had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They breezed by the Stars on the road to the tune of 75-34. The victory was just what Danville needed coming off of a 93-72 defeat in their prior matchup.
Danville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Zachary Waits out in front who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and 4 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Waits has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Collins, who scored 19 points.
Several Stars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Marcus Fortner, who scored ten points. Luke Adkins was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Danville's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Western Boone, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 15 of their last 16 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-20 record this season.
Danville is on the road again on Friday and plays Crawfordsville at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Danville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Tuesday. Western Boone does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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