Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Briggsdale Falcons walked away with it. They walked away with a 38-30 victory over the Mustangs on Thursday. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Briggsdale has scored all year.
Briggsdale's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tanner Fiscus, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. That makes it 20 consecutive games in which Fiscus has scored at least a third of Briggsdale's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaeden Gebauer, who scored 13 points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, Prairie saw an underclassman step up: Brennan Bringelson scored eight points along with six rebounds and three steals. Bringelson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played.
Briggsdale is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for Prairie, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
Briggsdale is on the road again on Saturday and plays Peetz at 3:30 p.m. on February 24th. Peetz is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 62.3 points per game this season. As for Prairie, they will challenge Nucla at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Nucla focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Saturday.
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