It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Hillman Tigers had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Thunderbolts by a score of 59-46. The win was familiar territory for Hillman who now have 16 in a row.
Trenton Taratuta continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 39 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Hillman's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenden Rouleau, who scored nine points.
Hillman's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Mio-Au Sable, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Hillman will be playing at home against Posen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Hillman focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Wednesday. Mio-Au Sable does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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