It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Pyramid Lake Lakers had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 60-53 win over the Warriors. The victory was just what Pyramid Lake needed coming off of a 77-46 defeat in their prior contest.
It was another big night for Takoda Rivers, who scored 23 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Pyramid Lake's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Hall, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds.
Excel Christian's loss came despite strong showings from Mark Doerfler and Alex Adelekan. Doerfler scored 17 points along with three steals and three blocks, while Adelekan scored 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Adelekan has scored all season. Keegan Davis was another key contributor, scoring six points along with seven rebounds.
Excel Christian struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Pyramid Lake pulled down 14 offensive rebounds.
Pyramid Lake is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-12 record this season. As for Excel Christian, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Pyramid Lake will face off against Virginia City at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Virginia City will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Pyramid Lake surely won't give up without a fight. Excel Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
