The Winamac Warriors and the Lewis Cass Kings squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Winamac Warriors had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Kings by a score of 50-48. Winamac has struggled against Lewis Cass recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Brendan Hines and Jayse Bentle certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Hines scored 23 points, while Bentle scored 11 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hines has scored all season.
Even though they lost, Winamac were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lewis Cass only racked up four assists.
L.j. Hillis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lewis Cass, scoring 23 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which Hillis has scored at least a third of Lewis Cass' points. Bryce Rudd was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Winamac now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Lewis Cass, their victory bumped their record up to 9-13.
Winamac does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lewis Cass, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Wabash at 7:30 p.m. on March 2nd. Wabash is coming into the contest with six straight victories on the road, so Lewis Cass will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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