Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Nitro walked away with it. They snuck past the Spring Valley Timberwolves with a 59-54 win on Thursday.
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Ty Stephens produced another solid performance shooting 59% from the field on his way to 26 points and five rebounds. He has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Timmy Lovejoy, who posted 11 points.
Nitro is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points over those games. As for Spring Valley, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-11.
Looking ahead, Nitro will challenge Winfield at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Spring Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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