It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Manassas Tigers can now relate to. They fell 77-67 to the Vikings on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Manassas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while Hillcrest is ranked 111th).
Hillcrest's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mario Morgan, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds. Morgan has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last ten times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Allen, who scored 18 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Manassas dropped their record down to 2-9 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Hillcrest, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-6 record this season.
Manassas does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hillcrest, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-63 defeat vs. Booker T. Washington on the 27th.
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