It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mount Tabor can now relate to. They fell just short of the Watauga Pioneers by a score of 80-77 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (69), the Spartans still had to take the loss.
Watauga's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Josiah Railey led the charge by going 10-for-17 on his way to 27 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Railey a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Keller, who shot 53% from the field en route to 25 points.
Mount Tabor's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.0 points over those games. As for Watauga, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Mount Tabor does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Watauga, they will head out on the road to face off against West Forsyth at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Watauga's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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