It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Leyton Warriors can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 54-53 to the Wildcats. Leyton just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jonathan Kruse, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jeremiah Hajek, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten steals.
Even though they lost, Leyton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Banner County only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
Banner County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brendyn Onstott out in front who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Onstott has scored all season. Nathan McGowan was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Leyton's defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Banner County, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-16.
Leyton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Banner County, they will challenge Potter-Dix at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Potter-Dix focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Tuesday.
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