It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Elizabeth had no problem doing just that on Monday. They snuck past the Northeast Bearcats with a 54-49 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Hornets also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2020.
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Gavin Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 16 points and 17 boards. He is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in each of the last five games he's played. Carter Reinkemeyer was another key player, putting up 12 points.
St. Elizabeth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.1 points over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Northeast and nudges their season record down to 12-11.
Coming up, St. Elizabeth will square off against Green City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Green City comes in on 24 and St. Elizabeth on five. Northeast does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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