Bella Vista Open and Eduprize Open squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Bella Vista Open had to settle for second. They received a blow as they fell 85-67 to the Eduprize Open Eagles. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (60), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Aj Thomas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Eduprize Open, putting up 40 points. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Thomas has scored at least a third of Eduprize Open's points. Another player making a difference was Sebastian Vargas, who posted 20 points.
Bella Vista Open has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 10-18 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points over those games. As for Eduprize Open, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 33-2.
Coming up, Bella Vista Open will head out to challenge Eduprize Open at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Eduprize Open, they will challenge Dream City Christian Open at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eduprize Open knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 18 games -- so hopefully Dream City Christian Open likes a good challenge.
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