The Massaponax Panthers and the L.C. Bird Skyhawks squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Massaponax Panthers had to settle for second. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 40-39 to the Skyhawks. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Massaponax has scored all season.
Massaponax lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Collin Bowles, who scored 14 points along with four steals. Bowles has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ben Myers, who scored nine points.
This is the second loss in a row for Massaponax and nudges their season record down to 20-7. As for L.C. Bird, they pushed their record up to 23-2 with that victory, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season.
Massaponax does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for L.C. Bird, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Albemarle at 7:00 p.m. Albemarle has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 599 points over their last eight games.
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