It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Phillipsburg Panthers can now relate to. They took a hard 76-62 fall against the Broncs on Monday. While losing is never fun, Phillipsburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while Lakin is ranked 46th).
Despite the loss, Phillipsburg still got an impressive performance from Caden Seems, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Seems has scored all season. Trey Carlson was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine assists.
Phillipsburg has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for Lakin, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
Phillipsburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lakin, they will take on Norton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakin is coming into the contest with five straight victories on the road, so Norton will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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