It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Whitehorse Raiders had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They slipped by the Moquis 46-45. The win was just what Whitehorse needed coming off of a 80-56 defeat in their prior game.
Lyric Phillips continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points. That makes it 14 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Whitehorse's points. Larenz Tsosie was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Despite the loss, Escalante still got an impressive performance from Kendal Gardner, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Gardner has been hot recently, having posted nine or more rebounds the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jax Porter, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Whitehorse pushed their record up to 12-12 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 87.7 points per game. As for Escalante, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-16.
Whitehorse will take on Green River at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Whitehorse is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season. Escalante does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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