It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Elk can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 63-62 to the Southeast Lancers. The matchup was a 30-30 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Maddex Moreno
| 03/04/25 @ Southeast | 32 |
| 02/27/25 vs Herington | 16 |
| 02/21/25 @ Argonia | 21 |
| 02/17/25 vs Sedan | 18 |
| 02/14/25 @ Oxford | 18 |
| + 3 more games |
Despite the loss, West Elk still got an impressive performance from Maddex Moreno, who went 12-for-19 to rack up 32 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. The contest was Moreno's eighth in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Garett Usry, who posted 16 points along with seven boards and five assists.
Even though they lost, West Elk smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive games.
West Elk's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 12-11. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 2.33 points. As for Southeast, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 15-5.
As of now, neither West Elk nor Southeast have any future games scheduled.
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